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Where does “rixatrix” come from?

rixatrix (Latin) comes from Latin rixor, from Latin rixa, from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂.

rixatrix (Latin): scolding or quarrelsome female, a scold

Definitions

  1. scolding or quarrelsome female, a scold

Ancestry of “rixatrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrixorI quarrel, brawl, wrangle, dispute
2Latinrixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-s-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂ →