Etymology of the English word reason
the English word
reasonderived from the Old French word
raisonderived from the Latin word
ratio (account, reckoning, invoice)
derived from the Latin word
ratus (established, authoritative; fixed; rat)
derived from the Latin word
reri (think, regard; deem)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-derived from the Old French word
reisunderived from the Latin word
ratio (account, reckoning, invoice)
derived from the Latin word
ratus (established, authoritative; fixed; rat)
derived from the Latin word
reri (think, regard; deem)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-Date
The earliest known usage of reason in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
reasoned,
reasoning,
reasonlessCognates
Catalan
rahonar, French
raisonner, German
Räson, Norwegian
resong, Portuguese
razoar, Provençal
razonar, Spanish
razonar, Swedish
resonUsage
Word found in Modern English
