Where does “ridotta” come from?

ridotta (Italian) comes from Latin reductus, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre- — re-, more specifically.

ridotta (Italian): fort, redoubt; set of gears to give a low range;...

Definitions

  1. fort, redoubt; set of gears to give a low range;...

Ancestry of “ridotta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreductusrestored, reformed, reduced
2Latinredūcōto lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or accompany home
3Latinrĕ-back, backwards
4Proto-Italic*wre-re-, more specifically

Words derived from “ridotta”

Every word from Proto-Italic *wre- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →Every word from Latin redūcō →