Where does “riposare” come from?
riposare (Italian) comes from Spanish reposar, from Late Latin repauso, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
riposare (Italian): to rest; to rest, to have a rest, to take a rest,...
Definitions
- to rest; to rest, to have a rest, to take a rest,...
Ancestry of “riposare”, step by step
riposare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish reposar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | reposar | to repose, to rest |
| 2 | Late Latin | repauso | to lay to rest, quiet; comfort, soothe; lie down,... |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian posare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | posare | to put or lay down; to direct; to turn; to calm... |
| 2 | Latin | pausāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pauso | I halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Late Latin repausare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | repausare | present active infinitive of repausō; to repose |