Where does “ratine” come from?
ratine (Italian) comes from Italian ratina, from French ratine, from Old French rastin, from Latin raster, from Latin rāstrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
ratine (Italian): plural of ratina
Definitions
- plural of ratina
Ancestry of “ratine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ratina | ratiné; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | French | ratine | — |
| 3 | Old French | rastin | — |
| 4 | Latin | raster | to scrape |
| 5 | Latin | rāstrum | rake, hoe, mattock |
| 6 | Latin | -trum | forming instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -trom | suffix forming instrument nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |