Etymology of the English word sunray
the English word
sunrayderived from the English word
rayderived from the Old French word
raiderived from the Latin word
radius (rod, spoke; ray; rod)
derived from the English word
sunderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sunnon (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sāwel- (to shine)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
