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Where does “raie” come from?

raie (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

raie (French): ridge between furrows, balk; line; scratch, mark

Definitions

  1. ridge between furrows, balk; line; scratch, mark

Ancestry of “raie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchroie—
2Vulgar Latinrigasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Gaulishricafurrow
4Proto-Celticɸrikāfurrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “raie”

  • rayer
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