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Where does “ragione” come from?

ragione (Italian) comes from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ragione (Italian): reason; reason, motive, ground; right

Definitions

  1. reason; reason, motive, ground; right

Ancestry of “ragione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinratiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “ragione”

  • ragioneria
  • ragionare
  • sragionamento
  • ragionamento
  • ragioniere
  • sragionare
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