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Where does “ratsa” come from?

ratsa (Proto-Albanian) comes from Greek ράτσα, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

Ancestry of “ratsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekράτσαrace, a breed or strain of domesticated animal;...
2Italianrazzarace, breed; kind, type; family, descent
3Italianrazzoskyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;...
4Italianraggioray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius
5Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
6English-án—
7Middle English-an—

Words derived from “ratsa”

  • rrjesht
  • varrjesht
  • rrumbull
  • rrumbullak
  • rreshter
  • rriskë
  • rresht
  • rreshtoj
  • rreth
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