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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”

  • rare
  • rarely
  • rarity
  • rareness
  • rarify
  • nonrare
  • ultrarare
  • semirare
  • rareish
  • rarepair
  • raresome
  • rarefaciendus
  • raritas
  • rallus
  • rarus
  • rara
  • perrarus
  • rarefacio
  • rarefaciens
  • rarefacturus
  • rarefactus
  • ralear
  • enrarecer
  • raro
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