Where does “ressa” come from?

ressa (Italian) comes from Latin rixa, from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂.

ressa (Italian): scrum, throng

Definitions

  1. scrum, throng

Ancestry of “ressa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-s-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂ →Every word from Latin rixa →
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