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Where does “rideto” come from?

rideto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -et-, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

rideto (Esperanto): smile

Definitions

  1. smile

Ancestry of “rideto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-et-denotes diminution of degree
2Italian-ettoAlterative suffix used to form melioratives,...
3English-etUsed to form diminutives, loosely construed
4Middle English-etForms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,...
5Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
6Latin-ātus—
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “rideto”

  • ridetema
  • malrideto
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