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Where does “rallum” come from?

rallum (Latin) comes from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

rallum (Latin): scraper

Definitions

  1. scraper

Ancestry of “rallum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrādō—
2Proto-Italicrazdō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

Words derived from “rallum”

  • rallar
  • rallo
  • ralo
  • ralo
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