Where does “raddrizzabile” come from?
raddrizzabile (Italian) comes from Italian raddrizzare, from Italian drizzare, from Vulgar Latin directiare, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
raddrizzabile (Italian): That can be straightened
Ancestry of “raddrizzabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | raddrizzare | to straighten; to correct; to rectify |
| 2 | Italian | drizzare | to straighten; to erect; to prick up or perk up |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | directiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīrectus | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīrigō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |