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Where does β€œR-rated” come from?

R-rated (English) comes from English R, from Etruscan πŒ“, from Ancient Greek Ξ‘, from Phoenician 𐀓, from Egyptian 𓁢.

R-rated (English): Of a motion picture, suitable only for adults;...

Definitions

  1. Of a motion picture, suitable only for adults;...

Ancestry of β€œR-rated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRThe ordinal number eighteenth, derived from this...
2EtruscanπŒ“β€”
3Ancient GreekΞ‘rho
4Phoenician𐀓reΕ‘; resh
5Egyptian𓁢—
Every word from Egyptian 𓁢 β†’