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Where does “Rallus” come from?

Rallus (Translingual) comes from Medieval Latin rallus, from Latin rarus, from Proto-Italic rāros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁r̥h₁rós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réh₁, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Ancestry of “Rallus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinrallusrail; thin, slim; threadbare
2Latinrarusscattered, far apart; seldom, few; rare, uncommon
3Proto-Italicrāros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁r̥h₁rós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réh₁sparsely, rarely, loosely
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “Rallus”

  • Rallidae
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