English word reason comes from Proto-Italic *rēōr (Reckon, calculate.. Think, deem, judge.), Proto-Indo-European *rh₁-tós, Latin reri
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *rēōr | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Reckon, calculate.. Think, deem, judge. |
| *rh₁-tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| reri | Latin (lat) | |
| reor | Latin (lat) | I reckon, calculate.. I think, deem, judge. |
| *ratos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Established, authoritative. Fixed, certain. |
| ratus | Latin (lat) | ; rat Established, authoritative. Fixed, certain. |
| rationem | Latin (lat) | |
| raisun | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| reason | English (eng) | (intransitive) To converse; to compare opinions.. (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational. (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.. (transitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.. (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or [...] |