Where does “rivalersi” come from?
rivalersi (Italian) comes from Italian ri, from Italian svegliare, from Old Occitan esvelhar, from Vulgar Latin exvigilare, from Latin evigilo, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
rivalersi (Italian): to make use again
Definitions
- to make use again
Ancestry of “rivalersi”, step by step
rivalersi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ri | masculine plural of rio |
| 2 | Italian | svegliare | to wake up; to energize; to stimulate; to alert;... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | esvelhar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | exvigilare | — |
| 5 | Latin | evigilo | I wake up, awaken; I am wakeful or vigilant; I... |
| 6 | Latin | vigilō | to watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching |
| 7 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via Italian sì
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sì | yes; so |
| 2 | Italian | bene | upper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;... |
| 3 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Italian valere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | valere | to be worth; to be valid; to apply; to count; to... |
| 2 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |