Where does “ras” come from?

ras (French) comes from Old French rés, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

ras (French): ras; short; close-cropped

Definitions

  1. ras; short; close-cropped

Ancestry of “ras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrés—
2Latinrāsusscraped, shaved
3Latinrādōto scrape, shave, scratch
4Proto-Italicrazdō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

Words derived from “ras”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →