Where does “redoute” come from?
redoute (French) comes from Italian ridotta, from Latin reductus, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre- — re-, more specifically.
redoute (French): first-person singular present indicative of...
Definitions
- first-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “redoute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ridotta | fort, redoubt; set of gears to give a low range;... |
| 2 | Latin | reductus | restored, reformed, reduced |
| 3 | Latin | redūcō | to lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or accompany home |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wre- | re-, more specifically |
Words derived from “redoute”