Where does “ralear” come from?

ralear (Spanish) comes from Portuguese ralo, from Old Portuguese ralo, from Latin rallum, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

ralear (Spanish): to become sparse, to whittle away

Definitions

  1. to become sparse, to whittle away

Ancestry of “ralear”, step by step

ralear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese ralo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseralodrain; sparse; mole cricket
2Old Portugueseralo—
3Latinrallumscraper
4Latinrādōto scrape, shave, scratch
5Proto-Italicrazdō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

via Spanish ralo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishraloscarce, uncommon; sparse
2Old Spanishralo—
3Latinrārus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →