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English word rain comes from Proto-Germanic *regnaz (Rain.), Latin *retina ((Vulgar Latin) rein.)
*regnaz (Proto-Germanic)
Rain.
*retina (Latin)
(Vulgar Latin) rein.
reġn (Old English)
regn (Old English)
Rain.
resne (Old French)
Rein (for an animal).
roÿne (Old French)
reyne (Middle English)
rain (English)
(impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.. (intransitive) To fall like rain.. (obsolete) To reign.. (transitive) To issue (something) in large quantities.. To fall as or like rain. (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.. (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise [...]