Where does “Cray” come from?
Cray (English) comes from Dutch kraai, from French craie, from Latin Crēta, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Cray (English): which flows into the River Darent
Definitions
- which flows into the River Darent
Ancestry of “Cray”, step by step
Cray traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kraai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kraai | A crow, "Corvus corone"; One of certain related... |
| 2 | French | craie | chalk |
| 3 | Latin | Crēta | chalk |
| 4 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 5 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English crayfish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crayfish | Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in... |
| 2 | Middle English | crevis | crayfish, lobster |
| 3 | Old French | crevice | crayfish, crawfish |
| 4 | Old High German | krebiz | edible crustacean, crab |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krabit | crustacean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krabitaz | crustacean |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |