Etymology of the English word ratine
the English word
ratinederived from the French word
ratinederived from the Old French word
rastinderived from the French root
*rasterderived from the Classical Latin word
radere (to scrape; shave; scratch, scrape)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*red-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rēd-Date
The earliest known usage of ratine in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
