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Where does “rissare” come from?

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

rissare (Italian): to brawl; to quarrel violently

Definitions

  1. to brawl; to quarrel violently

Ancestry of “rissare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrixorI quarrel, brawl, wrangle, dispute
2Latinrixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-s-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂ →