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Where does “raó” come from?

raó (Catalan) comes from Catalan -ar, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

raó (Catalan): reason, motive; reason; ratio

Definitions

  1. reason, motive; reason; ratio

Ancestry of “raó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-ar-ar; Used to form nouns indicating where a given...
2Latin-āris—
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “raó”

  • enraonar
  • raonar
  • raonament
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