Where does “rayon” come from?
rayon (French) comes from French raï, from Old French rai, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
rayon (French): radius; ray, beam; spoke
Ancestry of “rayon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | raï | raï |
| 2 | Old French | rai | beam; ray |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | — |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |
Words derived from “rayon”