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Where does “ridotto” come from?

ridotto (Italian) comes from Latin reductus, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre-.

ridotto (Italian): reduced; adapted, abridged; foyer

Definitions

  1. reduced; adapted, abridged; foyer

Ancestry of “ridotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreductusrestored, reformed, reduced
2Latinredūcō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Proto-Italic*wre-—

Words derived from “ridotto”

  • redoubt
  • ridotto
  • ridotta
  • redoute
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