Where does “subrayar” come from?
subrayar (Spanish) comes from Spanish rayar, 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- — passed , crossed.
subrayar (Spanish): to underline, underscore; to emphasize, stress
Definitions
- to underline, underscore; to emphasize, stress
Ancestry of “subrayar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | rayar | to scratch; to line, mark; to verge |
| 2 | Latin | radiāre | — |
| 3 | Old French | roier | — |
| 4 | Old French | roie | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |