Where does “ritrattare” come from?
ritrattare (Italian) comes from Italian ritratto, from Latin retractus, from Latin retrahō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
ritrattare (Italian): to retract, withdraw; to discuss, deal with again
Definitions
- to retract, withdraw; to discuss, deal with again
Ancestry of “ritrattare”, step by step
ritrattare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ritratto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ritratto | drawn back, withdrawn; portrayed, drawn,... |
| 2 | Latin | retractus | withdrawn |
| 3 | Latin | retrahō | to draw or pull back, withdraw; call back, remove; withhold; divert |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian trattare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | trattare | to treat, to handle, to deal with; to handle, to... |
| 2 | French | traiter | to treat; to take care; to process, spray, coat |
| 3 | Middle French | traicter | to treat |
| 4 | Old French | traiter | — |
| 5 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | tractō | to tug, drag or haul |
| 7 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Late Latin retracto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | retracto | I undertake again; I withdraw, refuse, decline; I... |
| 2 | Latin | tracto | I tug, drag or haul; I handle or manage; I... |
| 3 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 4 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |