Where does “rails” come from?
Rails derives from Middle French railler, from Latin radiare meaning to radiate, ultimately from Latin radius meaning ray or spoke.
rails (English): plural of rail; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of rail; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “rails”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rēgula | — |
| 2 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “rails”