Latin

ratio

‘reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin ratio.

19 English words in this record descend from Latin ratio, most familiar first.

• reason ← resoun ← raisun
• reasonable ← resonable ← resnable ← ratiōnābilis
• ratio
• rational ← rationel ← rationalis
• ration
• rationality ← rationalité ← rationalitas ← rationalis
• rationalize ← rationaliser ← rationnel ← ratiōnālis
• rationalization ← rationalisation ← rationaliser ← rationnel ← ratiōnālis
• rationalisation ← rationaliser ← rationnel ← ratiōnālis
• rationalise ← rationaliser ← rationnel ← ratiōnālis
• arraign ← areynen ← areiner ← araisnier ← reson
• raisonné ← raisonner ← raison ← reson

More words from ratio

• ratiocinate
• rationable
• rationes
• ratiocinatio
• rationalia
• ratiuncule
• renable

Etymograph / Latin ratio