Where does “ritournelle” come from?
ritournelle (French) comes from Italian ritornello, from Italian ritorno, from French retour, from French retourner, from Old French retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
ritournelle (French): refrain
Definitions
- refrain
Ancestry of “ritournelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ritornello | refrain, chorus, burden; riff; same old story,... |
| 2 | Italian | ritorno | return; comeback; feedback |
| 3 | French | retour | return; second coming |
| 4 | French | retourner | to turn over, turn upside-down; to turn; to toss... |
| 5 | Old French | retorner | to return; to turn again |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | retornare | to turn back |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |