Where does “rai” come from?

rai (Friulian) comes from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

rai (Friulian): ray, beam; spoke; radius

Definitions

  1. ray, beam; spoke; radius

Ancestry of “rai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
2English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
3Middle English-an—
Every word from Middle English -an →Every word from English -án →Every word from Latin radius →