Where does “Riccardo” come from?

Riccardo (Italian) comes from Frankish Rīcohard, from Frankish Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic Rīkaharduz, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Riccardo (Italian): Richard

Definitions

  1. Richard

Ancestry of “Riccardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrankishRīcohard—
2FrankishRīkahard—
3Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Riccardo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →