Where does “radeau” come from?

radeau (French) comes from Old Occitan radel, from Old Occitan rat, from Latin ratis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

radeau (French): raft

Definitions

  1. raft

Ancestry of “radeau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanradel
2Old Occitanrat
3Latinratisraft; pontoon bridge; boat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “radeau

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁-
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