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Where does “Rasputin” come from?

Rasputin comes from Russian Распу́тин, a surname derived from the Russian word for "dissolute" or "debauched," referring to someone without a moral path.

Ancestry of “Rasputin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianРаспу́тин—

Words derived from “Rasputin”

  • Rasputinian
  • Rasputinesque
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