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Where does “rattus” come from?

rattus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rattus (Vulgar Latin): rat

Definitions

  1. rat

Ancestry of “rattus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrattazrat
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “rattus”

  • ratón
  • matarratas
  • rata
  • ratoncito
  • ratas
  • ratonera
  • separata
  • ratear
  • rato
  • ratão
  • ratinho
  • arratoin
  • arratoi
  • ratu
  • raton
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