Where does “ritão” come from?

ritão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rito, from Latin ritus — rite, ceremony; habit, custom, usage.

ritão (Portuguese): rhyton

Definitions

  1. rhyton

Ancestry of “ritão”, step by step

ritão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese rito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseritorite, ritual
2Latinritusrite, ceremony; habit, custom, usage

via Ancient Greek ῥυτόν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥυτόν—
Every word from Latin ritus →Every word from Portuguese rito →