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Where does “rate” come from?

rate (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin rata, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “rate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinratainflection of ratus: ## nominative/vocative...
2Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
3Latinrēōr—
4Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rate”

  • rate
  • rating
  • rater
  • underrate
  • birthrate
  • berate
  • overrate
  • rateable
  • interrater
  • bitrate
  • ratable
  • flowrate
  • ratepayer
  • ratee
  • multirate
  • derate
  • ratepaying
  • intrarater
  • disrate
  • rateless
  • rerate
  • beratement
  • ratability
  • uprate
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