Where does “ray” come from?
ray (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish رای, from French rail, from English rail, from Middle English rail, from Old English regol, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
ray (Turkish): rail
Ancestry of “ray”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | رای | — |
| 2 | French | rail | rail |
| 3 | English | rail | A horizontal bar extending between supports and... |
| 4 | Middle English | rail | — |
| 5 | Old English | regol | a rule; a ruler |
| 6 | Latin | rēgula | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |