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Where does “ras” come from?

ras (Spanish) comes from Spanish rasar, from Latin rāsculāre, from Latin rāsculum, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

ras (Spanish): evenness, levelness

Definitions

  1. evenness, levelness

Ancestry of “ras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrasarto skim; graze
2Latinrāsculāre—
3Latinrāsculum—
4Latinrāsus—
5Latinrādō—
6Proto-Italicrazdō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →