Where does “riluttanza” come from?
riluttanza (Italian) comes from Italian riluttante, from Latin reluctans, from Latin reluctor, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
riluttanza (Italian): reluctance, unwillingness
Definitions
- reluctance, unwillingness
Ancestry of “riluttanza”, step by step
riluttanza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian riluttante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | riluttante | reluctant, unwilling, skittish; present... |
| 2 | Latin | reluctans | resisting |
| 3 | Latin | reluctor | I resist |
| 4 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 5 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 6 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin reluctantia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | reluctantia | nominative neuter plural of relūctāns; accusative... |