Where does “riappaltatore” come from?
riappaltatore (Italian) comes from Italian riappaltare, from Italian ri-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
riappaltatore (Italian): subcontractor
Definitions
- subcontractor
Ancestry of “riappaltatore”, step by step
riappaltatore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian riappaltare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | riappaltare | to contract out again; to subcontract |
| 2 | Italian | ri- | re-, again |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian appaltatore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | appaltatore | contracting; contractor |
| 2 | Italian | -tore | Added to verbs to form masculine nouns and... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |