Where does “ranger” come from?

ranger (French) comes from French rang, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- — to set in order.

ranger (French): a ranger, one who looks after a region; to order,...

Definitions

  1. a ranger, one who looks after a region; to order,...

Ancestry of “ranger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchrangA row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...
2Old Frenchrengplace; position
3Latinrencusrow; order, rank
4Gaulishrekos—
5Proto-Celticreketito arrange
6Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

Words derived from “ranger”

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