Where does “rigato” come from?

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

rigato (Italian): striped

Definitions

  1. striped

Ancestry of “rigato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrigareto rule; to score; to furrow with a flow,...
2Italianrigaline; stripe; parting
3Old High Germanrigaline
4Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ →Every word from Old High German riga →