Where does “rayo” come from?

rayo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish rayo, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

rayo (Chavacano): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “rayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrayobeam, ray; a bolt of lightning
2Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
3English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
4Middle English-an—
Every word from Middle English -an →Every word from English -án →Every word from Latin radius →