Where does “raddrizzatura” come from?

raddrizzatura (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.

raddrizzatura (Italian): straightening

Definitions

  1. straightening

Ancestry of “raddrizzatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianraddrizzareto straighten; to correct; to rectify
2Italiandrizzareto straighten; to erect; to prick up or perk up
3Vulgar Latindirectiare
4Latindīrectuslaid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines
5Latindīrigōto lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts)
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx