Where does “редут” come from?
редут (Russian) comes from French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Latin reductus, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre- — re-, more specifically.
Ancestry of “редут”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | redoute | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Italian | ridotta | fort, redoubt; set of gears to give a low range;... |
| 3 | Latin | reductus | restored, reformed, reduced |
| 4 | Latin | redūcō | to lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or accompany home |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wre- | re-, more specifically |