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Where does “rȁdo” come from?

rȁdo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian rȃd, from English rad, from English radiation, from Latin radiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “rȁdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrȃd—
2EnglishradClipping of radical; excellent; A non-SI unit of...
3EnglishradiationThe shooting forth of anything from a point or...
4Latinradiatioglittering, shining, radiation
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “rȁdo”

  • nerado
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