Where does “ralenti” come from?

ralenti (French) comes from French ralentir, from French alentir, from French lent, from Italian lento, from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.

ralenti (French): slow motion; past participle of ralentir

Definitions

slow motion; past participle of ralentir

Ancestry of “ralenti”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	ralentir	to slow down; to abate
2	French	alentir	to slow down
3	French	lent	slow
4	Italian	lento	slow
5	Spanish	lento	slow
6	Galician	-ura	-ness
7	Latin	-ura	Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives
8	Latin	-tūra	ing, -ure, -work

Words derived from “ralenti”

ralentí
ralanti
rölanti
ralentizar
ralentización

Every word from Latin -tūra →Every word from Galician -ura →Every word from Spanish lento →