Where does “raya” come from?
raya (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish raya, from Vulgar Latin radia, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
Ancestry of “raya”, step by step
raya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish raya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | raya | line; limit; parting |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | radia | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |