Where does “retta” come from?

retta (Italian) comes from Italian linea retta, from Italian linea, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

retta (Italian): straight line; fee; feminine singular of retto

Definitions

  1. straight line; fee; feminine singular of retto

Ancestry of “retta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlinea rettastraight line
2Italianlinealine; dash; third-person singular present...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “retta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →