Where does “ritornello” come from?
ritornello (Italian) comes from Italian ritorno, from French retour, from French retourner, from Old French retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
ritornello (Italian): refrain, chorus, burden; riff; same old story,...
Definitions
- refrain, chorus, burden; riff; same old story,...
Ancestry of “ritornello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ritorno | return; comeback; feedback |
| 2 | French | retour | return; second coming |
| 3 | French | retourner | to turn over, turn upside-down; to turn; to toss... |
| 4 | Old French | retorner | to return; to turn again |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | retornare | to turn back |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “ritornello”