Where does “rayar” come from?

rayar (Old Portuguese) comes from Galician raio, from Old Portuguese rayo, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

Ancestry of “rayar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianraioray, beam; lightning spark
2Old Portugueserayo—
3Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
4English-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
5Middle English-an—

Words derived from “rayar”

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