Where does “ralentizar” come from?
ralentizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish ralentí, from French ralenti, from French ralentir, from French alentir, from French lent, from Italian lento, from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura.
ralentizar (Spanish): to slow down
Ancestry of “ralentizar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | ralentí | slow motion |
| 2 | French | ralenti | slow motion; past participle of ralentir |
| 3 | French | ralentir | to slow down; to abate |
| 4 | French | alentir | to slow down |
| 5 | French | lent | slow |
| 6 | Italian | lento | slow |
| 7 | Spanish | lento | slow |
| 8 | Galician | -ura | -ness |
| 9 | Latin | -ura | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 10 | Latin | -tūra | — |
Words derived from “ralentizar”