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
- evenness, levelness
Ancestry of “ras”, step by step
ras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish rasar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | rasar | to skim; graze |
| 2 | Latin | rāsculāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | rāsculum | — |
| 4 | Latin | rāsus | scraped, shaved |
| 5 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |
via Catalan ras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ras | close-cropped, shorn; smooth, flat, level |