Where does “rating” come from?
Rating derives from Middle English rate, from Old Norse hrata, from Proto-Germanic hratōną, from Proto-Indo-European krad-, ultimately rooted in Latin reor meaning to think or reckon.
rating (English): present participle of rate; A position on a...
Definitions
- present participle of rate; A position on a...
Ancestry of “rating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 2 | Latin | rēōr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “rating”