Where does β€œhalf-ray” come from?

half-ray (English) comes from English Ray, from Middle English rayen, from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrΔ“dō, from Gothic πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒ, from Proto-Germanic garaidaz β€” resin.

half-ray (English): A ray, or half-line

Definitions

  1. A ray, or half-line

Ancestry of β€œhalf-ray”, step by step

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

via English Ray

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRayalso used as a formal given name
2Middle Englishrayenβ€”
3EnglisharrayClothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out...
4Middle Englisharrayenβ€”
5Anglo-Normanarraierβ€”
6LatinarrΔ“dōTo advise
7GothicπŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒappointed, ordained
8Proto-Germanicgaraidazready, arranged, prepared
9Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±Γ³mbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±eDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkytβ€”
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankutiβ€”
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via English half

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhalfConsisting of a half; Consisting of some...
2Middle Englishhalfhalf
3Old Englishhealfside; half; partly
4Proto-Germanic*halbβ€”
5Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz β†’