Where does “arraiano” come from?
arraiano (Galician) comes from Galician raia, from Vulgar Latin radia, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
arraiano (Galician): borderer
Definitions
- borderer
Ancestry of “arraiano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | raia | stripe; border; em dash |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | radia | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |