ENGLISH ROOT WORD: rain "rain." from Old English regn, regnian

【rain】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "regn," and "regnian." It carries the basic meaning of "rain." from PIE *reg- "move in a straight line; to direct in a straight line; to lead, rule"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "rain"]

rain ****[489] Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.
rainbow ☆[774] A rainbow is an arch of different colours that you can sometimes see in the sky when it is raining.
rainy **[4061] During a rainy day, season, or period it rains a lot.

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[WORD ROOT]root rain
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] rain
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) regn, regnian
[MEANING]root rain

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 regn (noun) rain
• 【Old English】 regnian (verb) rain

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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rain ★★★★[489] noun from rain
【DEFINITION】 Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.
【pl.】 rains
【ROOTs】 rain; rain
【Etymology】 《Old English regn》 (noun) rain
【First Known Meaning】 rain
【DERIVATIVEs】 rainily, raininess, rainless, rainy, rain

rainbow ☆[774] noun from rainbow 〈 bow
【DEFINITION】 A rainbow is an arch of different colours that you can sometimes see in the sky when it is raining.
【COMPOSITION】 rain + bow
【ROOTs】 ⑴ rain; rain ⑵ bow; bow
【Etymology】 《Old English bugan》 [suggested by Low German bucht] to bend

rainy ★★[4061] adjective
【DEFINITION】 During a rainy day, season, or period it rains a lot.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; rainy < rainier < rainiest
【ROOTs】 ⑴ rain; rain ⑵ y; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English regn》 (noun) rain
【DERIVATIVEs】 rainily, raininess, rainless, rainy, rain

Other words containing "rain"; rainily, raininess, rainless

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

radi
quest, -quer-, -quir-, quesit-, -quisit-
quass-, quati-, -cuti-, -cuss-
qual
pute
put
pure
punct-, pung
publ-, public-, popul-
psych-, psycho-

 

 

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