Where does “radiatore” come from?
radiatore (Italian) comes from French radiateur, from English radiator, from Latin radiāre, from Old French roier, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā — passed , crossed.
radiatore (Italian): radiator (all senses)
Definitions
- radiator (all senses)
Ancestry of “radiatore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | radiateur | radiator (heating appliance) |
| 2 | English | radiator | Anything which radiates or emits rays; A device... |
| 3 | Latin | radiāre | — |
| 4 | Old French | roier | — |
| 5 | Old French | roie | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |