Where does “レンジ” come from?

レンジ (Japanese) comes from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- — to set in order.

レンジ (Japanese): a cooker, a range, an oven or the like; a range;...

Definitions

  1. a cooker, a range, an oven or the like; a range;...

Ancestry of “レンジ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
2Middle Englishrengen—
3Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
4Old Frenchrengplace; position
5Latinrencusrow; order, rank
6Gaulishrekos—
7Proto-Celticreketito arrange
8Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

Words derived from “レンジ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reketi →Every word from Gaulish rekos →