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