Where does “rayz” come from?

rayz (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin radix, from Proto-Italic wrād-ī-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rayz (Old Portuguese): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “rayz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinradixA root; A radish; The lower part of an object;...
2Proto-Italicwrād-ī-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrād-ī- →Every word from Latin radix →