Where does “ritrosaggine” come from?

ritrosaggine (Italian) comes from Italian ritroso, from Latin retrorsus, from Latin retroversus.

ritrosaggine (Italian): reluctance, unwillingness; shyness, timidity

Definitions

  1. reluctance, unwillingness; shyness, timidity

Ancestry of “ritrosaggine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianritrosoreluctant; bashful, shy
2Latinretrorsus—
3Latinretroversus—
Every word from Latin retroversus →Every word from Latin retrorsus →Every word from Italian ritroso →