Where does “trattoria” come from?
trattoria (English) comes from Italian trattoria, from Italian trattore, from Italian trattare, from French traiter, from Middle French traicter, from Old French traiter, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
trattoria (English): A small, informal Italian-style restaurant
Definitions
- A small, informal Italian-style restaurant
Ancestry of “trattoria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | trattoria | small or simple restaurant; bistro; factory for... |
| 2 | Italian | trattore | tractor |
| 3 | Italian | trattare | to treat, to handle, to deal with; to handle, to... |
| 4 | French | traiter | to treat; to take care; to process, spray, coat |
| 5 | Middle French | traicter | to treat |
| 6 | Old French | traiter | — |
| 7 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | tractō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tō | — |
| 10 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |