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Where does “rixosus” come from?

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

rixosus (Latin): quarrelsome, pugnacious

Definitions

  1. quarrelsome, pugnacious

Ancestry of “rixosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-s-eh₂—

Words derived from “rixosus”

  • rissosamente
  • rissoso
  • rissosità
  • rauxa
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