Where does “raiar” come from?
raiar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese rayar, from Galician raio, from Old Portuguese rayo, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
raiar (Portuguese): to light up; to illuminate; to shine; to break;...
Definitions
- to light up; to illuminate; to shine; to break;...
Ancestry of “raiar”, step by step
raiar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese rayar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | rayar | — |
| 2 | Galician | raio | ray, beam; lightning spark |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | rayo | — |
| 4 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 5 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 6 | Middle English | -an | — |