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Where does “ristretto” come from?

ristretto (English) comes from Italian ristretto, from Latin restrictus, from Latin restringō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

ristretto (English): An espresso drink made with less hot water than...

Definitions

  1. An espresso drink made with less hot water than...

Ancestry of “ristretto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianristrettopast participle of restringere; past participle...
2Latinrestrictusrestricted, restrained, bound tightly, having...
3Latinrestringō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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