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Where does “rayar” come from?

rayar (Spanish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

rayar (Spanish): to scratch; to line, mark; to verge

Definitions

  1. to scratch; to line, mark; to verge

Ancestry of “rayar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinradiāre—
2Old Frenchroier—
3Old Frenchroie—
4Vulgar Latinrigasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5Gaulishricafurrow
6Proto-Celticɸrikāfurrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “rayar”

  • subrayar
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