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Where does “ripresaglia” come from?

ripresaglia (Italian) comes from Italian ripreso, from Italian riprendere, from Latin reprendere, from Latin reprehendere, from Latin reprehendo, from Latin prehendo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “ripresaglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianripresopast participle of riprendere
2Italianriprendereto take or grab again; to catch up to; to take...
3Latinreprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinreprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinreprehendoI hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize,...
6LatinprehendoI lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take,...
7Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
8Proto-Italicprai-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ripresaglia”

  • reprisal
  • antireprisal
  • reprisaille
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