Where does “Blu-ray” come from?

Blu-ray (English) comes from English Ray, from Middle English rayen, from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrēdō, from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃, from Proto-Germanic garaidaz — resin.

Blu-ray (English): The Blu-ray Disc format

Definitions

  1. The Blu-ray Disc format

Ancestry of “Blu-ray”, step by step

Blu-ray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ray

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRayalso used as a formal given name
2Middle Englishrayen
3EnglisharrayClothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out...
4Middle Englisharrayen
5Anglo-Normanarraier
6LatinarrēdōTo advise
7Gothic𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃appointed, ordained
8Proto-Germanicgaraidazready, arranged, prepared
9Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via English Blue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlueA letterman at Oxford or Cambridge; A member of...
2Middle Englishblēwe
3Anglo-Normanblewblue
4Middle Frenchbleublue
5Old Frenchblöeblue
6Latvianblāvusaccusative plural masculine form of blāvs
7Old High Germanblāoblue, dark, grey; blue; yellow
8Proto-West Germanicblāublue
9Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

Words derived from “Blu-ray

Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz
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