Where does “ridotto” come from?
ridotto (Italian) comes from Latin reductus, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre- — re-, more specifically.
ridotto (Italian): reduced; adapted, abridged; foyer
Definitions
- reduced; adapted, abridged; foyer
Ancestry of “ridotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | reductus | restored, reformed, reduced |
| 2 | Latin | redūcō | to lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or accompany home |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wre- | re-, more specifically |
Words derived from “ridotto”