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

  1. present participle of rate; A position on a...

Ancestry of “rating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
2Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
3Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rating”

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