rimettere Italian · revision 38991

+ Italian ''rimettere'' is two verbs of different formation: ''rimettere'' “to forgive, to remit”, a learned borrowing of Latin ''remittere'', and ''rimettere'' “to put back, to put again”, formed in Italian from [[mettere]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010) DELI and Nocentini number them in this order;^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010) in French they have merged in [[fr|remettre]].^(Nocentini 2010)

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+ {{homograph|1|forgive}}

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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=before 1292, Bono Giamboni|origins=la mittō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /riˈmet.te.re/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''rimettere''' (first-person singular present rimétto, first-person singular past historic rimìsi, past participle rimésso, auxiliary avére)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ The verb “to forgive” is a learned word, [[bor|la|remittō|t=to send back; to slacken; to forgive]], with the past participle [[m|la|remissus]], from [[m|la|mittō|t=to let go, to send]] with the prefix [[m|la|re-]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary) Its sense in Latin widened from “to send back, to let go” to “to forgive”.^(DELI 1999) The same Latin verb is [[fr|remettre]], [[oc|remeter]] and [[es|remitir]].^(Nocentini 2010)^(REW 1935)

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+ De Vaan reconstructs the Latin verb as [[itc-pro|*meite/o-]], from [[ine-pro|*m(e)ith₂-|t=to exchange, to remove]]: from “exchange” the meaning moved to “give” and “let go, send”.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ DELI's first record is in Bono Giamboni's ''Della miseria dell'uomo'' (before 1292), with the sense “to forgive, to condone”; the verb also appears in the statutes of the wool guild of Siena (1293–1309).^(DELI 1999) GRADIT gives the same date for ''rimettere'' as a whole.^(GRADIT 2003)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The participle ''rimesso'' “condoned” is recorded in Passavanti (1354).^(DELI 1999) The learned family includes ''remissione'' (13th century), from [[m|la|remissio]], and ''remissivo'' (16th century).^(Nocentini 2010) The sense survives in religious and legal language, in the forgiving of sins and the waiving of debts and penalties.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Before 1292 – Bono Giamboni uses ''rimettere'' for “to forgive”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1293–1309 – The statutes of the wool guild of Siena use the verb.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1354 – Passavanti uses ''rimesso'' “condoned”.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # ''(formal)'' To [[m|en|forgive]], to [[m|en|remit]] a sin, a debt or a penalty: ''Il re rimise la pena ai prigionieri.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[remissione]]

+ * [[remissivo]]

+ * [[remittente]]

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+ {{homograph|2|put back}}

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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=late 13th century, Novellino|origins=la mittō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /riˈmet.te.re/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''rimettere''' (first-person singular present rimétto, first-person singular past historic rimìsi, past participle rimésso, auxiliary avére)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ The verb “to put back” is [[af|it|ri-|mettere]], with the prefix in several of its senses: “again”, “back”, “away”.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Prati 1951|840)^(Wiktionary) Spanish has the parallel formation [[es|remeter]].^(Nocentini 2010) DELI notes that the participle [[rimesso]] became a noun in both genders, and that [[rimessaggio]] shows French influence.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The first record is in the ''Novellino'' (late 13th century), in the sense “to put again, to put back”: a host has the nuts gathered one by one and put back in the sack.^(DELI 1999)^(GDLI)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Many senses followed: “to restore to an earlier state” in Boccaccio (1348–1353), “to grow again, to put out” of plants and hair (about 1350), “to send, especially money” (about 1400, Sercambi), “to entrust to others” (1525, Machiavelli), and “to postpone” (before 1566).^(DELI 1999) The pronominal ''rimettersi'' meant “to rely on someone's will” in Boccaccio and “to recover one's health” in Daniello Bartoli (1653).^(DELI 1999) ''Rimetterci'', “to lose by it”, is Tuscan usage recorded in 1863, and the sense “to vomit” appears in Palazzi's dictionary (1939–1940).^(DELI 1999)

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+ The noun ''rimessa'' has had a long career: the act of putting back (before 1306), a remittance of money (1401, Datini archive), a shed for carriages and later the garage, ''autorimessa'', and in sport the throw-in or kick that puts the ball back in play.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Late 13th century – The ''Novellino'' uses ''rimettere'' for “to put back”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1348–1353 – Boccaccio uses it for “to restore”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1401 – ''Rimessa'' “remittance” appears in the Datini archive.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1525 – Machiavelli uses ''rimettere'' for “to entrust”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1863 – Fanfani records ''rimettere'' “to lose” in Tuscan.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1939–1940 – Palazzi records the sense “to vomit”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1963 – ''Rimessaggio'' is recorded.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To put [[m|en|back]], to put again in a place or position: ''Rimetti il latte in frigo, per favore.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # To bring back to an earlier condition; with ''in'' or ''a'': ''rimettere in ordine'', to tidy up, ''rimettere a nuovo'', to restore, ''rimettere in libertà'', to set free again.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # To put on again (clothes): ''Si rimise il cappotto e uscì.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # Of plants, to put out (shoots, roots) again.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # To refer, to [[m|en|entrust]] a decision or a case to someone: ''rimettere la questione al giudice''.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # To send, to [[m|en|remit]] money or documents.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # ''(colloquial)'' To [[m|en|vomit]], to throw up: ''Dopo il viaggio in nave ha rimesso.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(sport)'' To put the ball back in play.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # ''rimetterci'': to lose, to come off worse: ''In quell'affare ci ho rimesso parecchio.''^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # ''rimettersi'': to recover; of weather, to clear up; to rely on someone's judgement.^(DELI 1999)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[rimessa]]

+ * [[rimesso]]

+ * [[rimessaggio]]

+ * [[rimetterci]]

+ * [[rimettersi]]

+ * [[autorimessa]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[rimettitore]]

+ * [[rimettitura]]

+ * [[mettere]]

+ * [[la|remittō]]

+ * [[fr|remettre]]

+ * [[en|remit]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Common set phrases with the second verb include ''rimettere piede'' “to set foot again (in a place)”, ''rimettere mano'' “to take up again”, ''rimettere in discussione'' “to call into question again” and ''rimettere in piedi'' “to put back on its feet”.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}