Where does “arrel” come from?
arrel (Catalan) comes from Catalan rel, from Catalan raïl, from English rail, from Middle English rail, from Old English regol, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
arrel (Catalan): root; root; origin
Definitions
- root; root; origin
Ancestry of “arrel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | rel | Alternative form of arrel |
| 2 | Catalan | raïl | rail |
| 3 | English | rail | A horizontal bar extending between supports and... |
| 4 | Middle English | rail | — |
| 5 | Old English | regol | a rule; a ruler |
| 6 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 7 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |