Etymology Explorer β€Ί English

Where does β€œvarray” come from?

varray (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±Γ³m β€” resin, gum; to say, speak.

varray (English): An array whose number of elements can vary, up to...

Definitions

  1. An array whose number of elements can vary, up to...

Ancestry of β€œvarray”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharrayClothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out...
2Middle Englisharrayenβ€”
3Anglo-Normanarraierβ€”
4LatinarrΔ“dō—
5GothicπŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒβ€”
6Proto-Germanicgaraidazready, arranged, prepared
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±Γ³mbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±eDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkytβ€”
11Germankittβ€”
12Old High Germankutiβ€”
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-EuropeangΚ·et-resin, gum; to say, speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gΚ·et- β†’