Where does “rara” come from?
rara (Latin) comes from Latin rarus, from Proto-Italic rāros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁r̥h₁rós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réh₁, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
rara (Latin): nominative feminine singular of rārus; nominative...
Definitions
- nominative feminine singular of rārus; nominative...
Ancestry of “rara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rarus | scattered, far apart; seldom, few; rare, uncommon |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | rāros | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁r̥h₁rós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁réh₁ | sparsely, rarely, loosely |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |