Where does “rez” come from?

rez (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.

rez (French): ground floor

Definitions

  1. ground floor

Ancestry of “rez”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →