Where does “răzătoare” come from?

răzătoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian râde, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

răzătoare (Romanian): grater

Definitions

  1. grater

Ancestry of “răzătoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrâdeto laugh
2Latinrādōto scrape, shave, scratch
3Proto-Italicrazdō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →