Where does “rissa” come from?

rissa (Italian) comes from Latin rixa, from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂.

rissa (Italian): A fight, scuffle or brawl; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. A fight, scuffle or brawl; inflection of...

Ancestry of “rissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-s-eh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂Every word from Latin rixa