Where does “rite” come from?
rite (Irish) comes from Irish righ, from Old Irish ro·icc, from Old Irish ro-, from Proto-Celtic ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
rite (Irish): past participle of righ; API; past participle of...
Definitions
- past participle of righ; API; past participle of...
Ancestry of “rite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | righ | to reach; to arrive at |
| 2 | Old Irish | ro·icc | to reach |
| 3 | Old Irish | ro- | indicates a perfective aspect; indicates... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸro- | before, in front of; in addition; to completion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “rite”