reason
The origin and history of reason.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman raisun (Old French raison), from Latin ratiō ("reckoning, account"), from reor, "to think" — a doublet of ratio and ration.
The origin and history of reason.
From Anglo-Norman raisun (Old French raison), from Latin ratiō ("reckoning, account"), from reor, "to think" — a doublet of ratio and ration.
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