Where does “ratooner” come from?
ratooner (English) comes from English ratoon, from Latin retono, from Spanish retoñar, from Spanish re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
ratooner (English): A plant that sprouts ratoons
Definitions
- A plant that sprouts ratoons
Ancestry of “ratooner”, step by step
ratooner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ratoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ratoon | A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped... |
| 2 | Latin | retono | I resound like thunder |
| 3 | Spanish | retoñar | to sprout, bud; to reappear |
| 4 | Spanish | re- | again; backwards; opposition |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |