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Where does “rasour” come from?

rasour (Old French) comes from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin raso, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

Ancestry of “rasour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchraserto shave
2Vulgar Latinrasodative masculine singular of rāsus; dative neuter...
3Latinrāsus—
4Latinrādō—
5Proto-Italicrazdō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

Words derived from “rasour”

  • razor
  • razorback
  • razorbill
  • razorlike
  • razorfish
  • razory
  • razorable
  • razorless
  • rásúr
  • resa
  • resaim
  • reza
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →