The story
- Latin · derived fromrecitō
- Italian · borrowed fromrecitativo
- English todayrecitative
From Italian recitativo, from recitare, from Latin recitō.
Words from the same roots
Latinrecitō all →
recite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
recitative
Today it means: dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot. Full definition →
Italian recitativo ← Latin recitō