Etymology of the English word railroad
the English word
railroadderived from the English word
railderived from the Old French word
raillederived from the Old French word
reillederived from the Classical Latin word
regula (ruler, straight edge; basic principle)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
Derivations in English
railroaderUsage
Word found in Modern English
