Where does “rajada” come from?
rajada (Catalan) comes from Catalan rajar, from Latin radiāre, from Old French roier, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
rajada (Catalan): ray; flow, stream
Definitions
- ray; flow, stream
Ancestry of “rajada”, step by step
rajada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan rajar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | rajar | to flow, to stream |
| 2 | Latin | radiāre | — |
| 3 | Old French | roier | — |
| 4 | Old French | roie | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |