myEtymology.com: English etymology of ray

1. Etymology of the English word ray

the English word ray

derived from the Old French word rai

derived from the Latin word radius (rod, spoke; ray; rod)

Catalan raja, Dutch ras, English race, English rash, English arras, French race, French raie, German rasch, German Rasch, German Rasse, Italian razza, Lithuanian rase, Norwegian rase, Polish rasa, Portuguese raça, Provençal raza, Provençal rega, Russian paca, Spanish raza, Spanish raya, Swedish ras

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derived from the English word ray

derived from the Old French word raie

derived from the Classical Latin word raia

Word found in Modern English