rādēbant
Conjugation of rādō (third-person plural imperfect active indicative)
rado (Latin)Origin & historyPerhaps from Proto-Indo-European *razd-, possibly extended form of root *red "scrape, scratch, gnaw;" see Sanskrit radati, "scrapes, gnaws" and radanah "tooth," Welsh rhathu "scrape, polish." Also see English rodent. Possibly connected to Old English rætt (see rat).