Where does “raion” come from?

raion (English) comes from Russian райо́н, from French rayon, from French raï, from Old French rai, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

raion (English): An administrative unit of some Eastern European...

Definitions

  1. An administrative unit of some Eastern European...

Ancestry of “raion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрайо́нdistrict
2Frenchrayonradius; ray, beam; spoke
3Frenchraïraï form of music originating from Algeria
4Old Frenchraibeam; ray
5Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
6English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
7Middle English-an
Every word from Middle English -anEvery word from English -ánEvery word from Latin radius