Where does “radius” come from?

radius (Latin) comes from English -án, from Middle English -an.

radius (Latin): ray; staff, rod; spoke

Definitions

  1. ray; staff, rod; spoke

Ancestry of “radius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-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
2Middle English-an—

Words derived from “radius”

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