Where does “Rix” come from?
Rick is an English diminutive of Richard, which derives from Middle English Rycharde, Old French Richard, and Latin Ricohardus, a name composed of elements meaning "power" and "brave."
Ancestry of “Rix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rick | Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch |
| 2 | English | recruit | A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a... |
| 3 | French | recruter | to recruit |
| 4 | German | Rekrut | recruit; A soldier of the lowest rank in the... |
| 5 | French | recreute | — |
| 6 | French | recrue | recruit |
| 7 | Old French | recreu | — |
| 8 | Old French | recreistre | — |