Where does “ri” come from?
ri (Italian) comes from Italian svegliare, from Old Occitan esvelhar, from Vulgar Latin exvigilare, from Latin evigilo, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
ri (Italian): masculine plural of rio
Definitions
- masculine plural of rio
Ancestry of “ri”, step by step
ri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian svegliare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | svegliare | to wake up; to energize; to stimulate; to alert;... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | esvelhar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | exvigilare | — |
| 4 | Latin | evigilo | I wake up, awaken; I am wakeful or vigilant; I... |
| 5 | Latin | vigilō | to watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching |
| 6 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via Italian saldatura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | saldatura | soldering, welding; weld; setting |
| 2 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 3 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 4 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
via Italian sciacquatura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sciacquatura | rinsing; dishwater |
| 2 | Italian | sciacquare | to rinse |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *exaquāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |