Where does “radier” come from?
radier (French) comes from Latin radiāre, from Old French roier, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
radier (French): to take off; to rub off; to wipe off; to wipe...
Definitions
- to take off; to rub off; to wipe off; to wipe...
Ancestry of “radier”, step by step
radier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin radiāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | radiāre | — |
| 2 | Old French | roier | — |
| 3 | Old French | roie | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |