Where does “rāros” come from?

rāros (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁r̥h₁rós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réh₁, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Ancestry of “rāros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁r̥h₁rós
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réh₁sparsely, rarely, loosely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “rāros

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁r̥h₁rós