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Where does “rivoltoso” come from?

rivoltoso (Italian) comes from Italian rivolta, from Italian rivoltare, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

rivoltoso (Italian): rebellious; rebel; insurgent

Definitions

  1. rebellious; rebel; insurgent

Ancestry of “rivoltoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrivoltaa revolt, a rebellion, an insurrection;...
2Italianrivoltareto turn or turn over again; to turn inside out;...
3Latinrevolvō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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