Where does “rigatoni” come from?
rigatoni (Italian) comes from Italian rigatone, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
rigatoni (Italian): plural of rigatone; rigatoni
Definitions
- plural of rigatone; rigatoni
Ancestry of “rigatoni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rigatone | a ribbed tubular form of pasta, larger than penne... |
| 2 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |