Word Origins
Words starting with r
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| raging |
Spanish furioso
English furious |
| raglan |
Russian paltoa-reglaan
Spanish raglaan
English raglan |
| raid |
Russian reyd
French raid
English raid |
| rail |
Indian Tamil rayil ‘uniform
piece’
Russian rels
euskara (Basque) errail
Spanish riel ‘track’
French rail
English rail |
| railing (tough talk) |
Spanish insultos
English insult |
| rain-glass |
Russian baroametr
English barometer |
| raincoat |
euskara (Basque) gabardina
English gabardine (material
for raincoat) |
| raisin |
French raisin sec
English raisin |
| raja(h) |
Indian Sanskrit raajan
‘king’
Russian raaadzha
English raja(h) |
| rally |
-verb
French rallier
English rally |
| ramie |
Russian raami
English ramie |
| ramify |
-verb
French ramifier
English ramify |
| ramp |
Spanish rampa
French rampe
English ramp |
| ranch |
Russian raancho
euskara (Basque) arrantxu
(pronounced as arranchu)
Spanish rancho
English ranch |
| rancher |
Russian rancho
‘ranch’
euskara (Basque) arrantxero
(pronounced as arranchero)
Spanish ranchero
English rancher |
| rancid |
Spanish rancio
English rancid |
| rancor |
Spanish rencor
English rancor |
| range |
French rangaye
English range |
| rank |
Indian Tamil periya ‘higher’
Greek periopi
‘rank’
---
Russian rank
English rank
---
French grade
English grade |
| rapacious |
Spanish rapaz
English rapacious |
| rapaciously |
Spanish con rapacidad
English rapaciously |
| rapacity |
Spanish rapacidad
English rapacity |
| rape (forceful sexual act) |
Spanish rapto
English rape |
| rape (plant) |
Russian raps English rape |
| rapid |
Spanish raapido
French rapide
English rapid |
| rapidity |
Spanish rapidez English rapidity |
| rapidly |
Spanish rapidamente
con rapidez
English rapidly |
| rapier |
Russian rapeera
English rapier |
| rapine |
Spanish rapinya
English rapine |
| rare |
euskara (Basque) arraro
Spanish raro
French rare
English rare
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Hebrew nadeer
English nadir |
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