Etymograph

English

rifacimento

Rifacimento comes from Italian rifacimento ‘rewriting, rifacimento’, from rifare ‘to redo’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyéti1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjō1reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō1‘to make’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  5. Late Latinmodernfāre1
  6. Italianc. 1300–presentfare1‘to do’
  7. Italianc. 1300–presentrifare1‘to redo’
  8. Italianc. 1300–presentrifacimento1‘rewriting, rifacimento’
  9. Englishtodayrifacimento1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English rifacimento

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-Wiktionary, English rifacimentoreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétiWiktionary, English rifacimentoreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōWiktionary, English rifacimentoreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjōWiktionary, English rifacimento‘to make’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  5. Late LatinmodernfāreWiktionary, English rifacimento
  6. Italianc. 1300–presentfareWiktionary, English rifacimento‘to do’
  7. Italianc. 1300–presentrifareWiktionary, English rifacimento‘to redo’
  8. Italianc. 1300–presentrifacimentoWiktionary, English rifacimento‘rewriting, rifacimento’
  9. EnglishtodayrifacimentoWiktionary, English rifacimento

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti

effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, 61 more

through Proto-Italic *θakjō

effective, difficulty, perfection, affection, interface, imperfect, affective, defection, facet, defector, effector, affectation, confectionary, deface, putrefaction, 66 more

through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

perfect, face, effect, difficult, profit, affect, infection, factor, facility, affair, faculty, efficient, feat, deficit, sacrifice, manufacture, defect, facial, facilitate, fetish, efficacy, faction, superficial, infect, counterfeit, facade, deficient, facsimile, maleficent, confection, aficionado, beautify, hacienda, parfait, efficacious, confit, refectory, difficile, facies, beneficent, 81 more

Today it means

noun A literary work or musical composition recast to adapt it to a change in the circumstances of the time.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rifacimento”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / rifacimento

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