Where does β€œraycaster” come from?

raycaster (English) comes from English Ray, from Middle English rayen, from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrΔ“dō, from Gothic πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒ, from Proto-Germanic garaidaz β€” resin.

raycaster (English): A program or algorithm that performs ray casting

Definitions

  1. A program or algorithm that performs ray casting

Ancestry of β€œraycaster”, step by step

raycaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ray

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRayalso used as a formal given name
2Middle Englishrayenβ€”
3EnglisharrayClothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out...
4Middle Englisharrayenβ€”
5Anglo-Normanarraierβ€”
6LatinarrΔ“dōTo advise
7GothicπŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒappointed, ordained
8Proto-Germanicgaraidazready, arranged, prepared
9Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±Γ³mbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±eDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkytβ€”
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankutiβ€”
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via English caster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcasterSomeone or something that casts; A wheeled...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-ehβ‚‚yΓ©tiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yΓ©tiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanyΓ©-β€”
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz β†’