Where does “radia” come from?
radia (Romanian) comes from French radier, from Latin radiāre, from Old French roier, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
radia (Romanian): to radiate
Ancestry of “radia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | radier | to take off; to rub off; to wipe off; to wipe... |
| 2 | Latin | radiāre | — |
| 3 | Old French | roier | — |
| 4 | Old French | roie | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |