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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ray | also used as a formal given name |
| 2 | Middle English | rayen | — |
| 3 | English | array | Clothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out... |
| 4 | Middle English | arrayen | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | arraier | — |
| 6 | Latin | arrēdō | To advise |
| 7 | Gothic | 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 | appointed, ordained |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | garaidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English Blue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blue | A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge; A member of... |
| 2 | Middle English | blēwe | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | blew | blue |
| 4 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 5 | Old French | blöe | blue |
| 6 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 7 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |