Where does “Riposte” come from?
Riposte (German) comes from Italian riposta, from Italian rispondere, from Ido respondo, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
Riposte (German): riposte
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Riposte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | riposta | feminine singular of riposto |
| 2 | Italian | rispondere | to answer, reply or respond; to correspond to; to... |
| 3 | Ido | respondo | answer |
| 4 | Latin | respondeō | to reply, answer, respond |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |