rayon.
ray, beam (of light, etc.)
Meaning & usage
ray, beam (of light, etc.)
spoke (of wheel)
radius
Where this word comes from
From rai + -on. Unrelated to rayer.
honeycomb
shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.)
department (of department store), section (of shop)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French royon, rayon, from Old French raie, ree (“honeycomb”), from Frankish *hrātu (“honeycomb”). Etymology 2 sense 1 is original, but etymology 2 sense 2 coincidentally happens to be attested earlier.
row (for planting seeds in)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French roion, reun, roïon. By surface analysis, raie + -on.
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