Where does “rax” come from?
rax (English) comes from English barracks, from English barrack, from French baraqué, from Spanish barraca, from Catalan barraca, from Catalan barra, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara — to pierce; to strike; brown.
rax (English): To stretch; stretch out; To reach out; reach or...
Definitions
- To stretch; stretch out; To reach out; reach or...
Ancestry of “rax”, step by step
rax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barracks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barracks | plural of barrack; API pl; A group of buildings... |
| 2 | English | barrack | A building for soldiers, especially within a... |
| 3 | French | baraqué | buff, yoked, beefy; past participle of baraquer |
| 4 | Spanish | barraca | barrack; tent, hut; storage shed |
| 5 | Catalan | barraca | hut, tent; storage shed; market stall |
| 6 | Catalan | barra | bar; loaf; jawbone, mandible |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 8 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Middle English raxen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | raxen | — |
| 2 | Old English | raxan | — |
| 3 | Old English | rǣċan | to reach |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |