Where does “raster” come from?
Raster comes from German Raster, from Latin raster, derived from Latin radere meaning "to scrape," which traces to Proto-Italic razdō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- meaning "to scratch."
raster (English): A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form...
Definitions
- A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form...
Ancestry of “raster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Raster | raster; framework, schema |
| 2 | Latin | raster | to scrape |
| 3 | Latin | rāstrum | rake, hoe, mattock |
| 4 | Latin | -trum | forming instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -trom | suffix forming instrument nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |