Where does “rreshter” come from?
rreshter (Albanian) comes from Albanian rresht, from Albanian rreth, from Proto-Albanian ratsa, from Greek ράτσα, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius.
rreshter (Albanian): sergeant
Ancestry of “rreshter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | rresht | row, line, queue |
| 2 | Albanian | rreth | circle; district; hoop, ring |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | ratsa | — |
| 4 | Greek | ράτσα | race, a breed or strain of domesticated animal;... |
| 5 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 6 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 7 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 8 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 9 | English | -án | — |
| 10 | Middle English | -an | — |