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

rigare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian riga

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

via Latin rigo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrigoto irrigate, to lead, convey or conduct (a liquid to a place)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreyǵ-to reach, stretch out

via Old Italian riga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Italianriga—

Words derived from “rigare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ →Every word from Old High German riga →