Etymology

crossrange

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Today it means: perpendicular to the direction of flight or transmission Full definition →

English range ← Middle English rengen ← Old French rengier
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  1. Englishcross-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(H)rek-
  3. Proto-Celtic*reketi
  4. Gaulish*rekosbor.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  6. Proto-Germanic*rinkaną
  7. Proto-Germanic*rankaz
  8. Frankish*rankbor.?
  9. Vulgar Latin*rencus
  10. Old Frenchreng
  11. Old Frenchrengier
  12. Middle Englishrengen
  13. Englishrange
  14. English todaycrossrange

From cross- + range.

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