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Where does “rissoso” come from?

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

rissoso (Italian): quarrelsome, turbulent, unruly

Definitions

  1. quarrelsome, turbulent, unruly

Ancestry of “rissoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrixosusquarrelsome, pugnacious
2Latinrixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-s-eh₂—

Words derived from “rissoso”

  • rissosamente
  • rissosità
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