Where does “raio” come from?

raio (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese rayo, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

raio (Galician): ray, beam; lightning spark

Definitions

  1. ray, beam; lightning spark

Ancestry of “raio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueserayo—
2Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
3English-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
4Middle English-an—

Words derived from “raio”

Every word from Middle English -an →Every word from English -án →Every word from Latin radius →