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Where does “rigare” come from?

rigare (Italian) comes from Italian riga, from Old High German riga, from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- — to scratch, cut.

rigare (Italian): to rule; to score; to furrow with a flow,...

Definitions

  1. to rule; to score; to furrow with a flow,...

Ancestry of “rigare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrigaline; stripe; parting
2Old High Germanrigaline
3Proto-Germanicrīgǭ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut

Words derived from “rigare”

  • rigato
  • rigatura
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- →