Where does “riscatto” come from?
riscatto (Italian) comes from Italian riscattare, from Vulgar Latin reexcaptare, from Latin captāre, from Latin capere, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
riscatto (Italian): redemption; liberation pegged to the payment of a...
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- redemption; liberation pegged to the payment of a...
Ancestry of “riscatto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | riscattare | to free from captivity; to free; to redeem |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | reexcaptare | present active infinitive of *reexcaptō |
| 3 | Latin | captāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |