Where does “antiradar” come from?
antiradar (Romanian) comes from French antiradar, from French radar, from English RADAR, from English ranging, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng — to set in order.
antiradar (Romanian): antiradar
Definitions
- antiradar
Ancestry of “antiradar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antiradar | antiradar |
| 2 | French | radar | radar |
| 3 | English | RADAR | Acronym of radio detection and ranging |
| 4 | English | ranging | present participle of range; Act of one who... |
| 5 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 7 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 8 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 9 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 10 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |