Where does “rastrum” come from?

rastrum (English) comes from Latin rāstrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

rastrum (English): A five-pointed writing implement used to draw...

Definitions

  1. A five-pointed writing implement used to draw...

Ancestry of “rastrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrāstrumrake, hoe, mattock
2Latin-trumforming instrument nouns
3Proto-Italic-tromsuffix forming instrument nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Latin -trum →Every word from Latin rāstrum →