Where does “raia” come from?
raia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese raio, from Old Portuguese rayo, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
raia (Portuguese): stripe; border; limit
Ancestry of “raia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | raio | ray; beam, ray; lightning |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | rayo | — |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | — |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |