Etymology of the English word random
the English word
randomderived from the Old French word
randonderived from the Old French word
randirderived from the Frankish root
*rantderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*randaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rent-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*randaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rent-Date
The earliest known usage of random in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
randem,
randomizeDerivations in other languages
Italian
randomUsage
Word found in Modern English
