Where does “ragazine” come from?
ragazine (English) comes from English rag, from Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg, from Proto-Germanic rūhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
ragazine (English): a cheaply produced magazine
Definitions
- a cheaply produced magazine
Ancestry of “ragazine”, step by step
ragazine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rag | Tattered clothes; A piece of old cloth; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | ragge | rag, cloth scrap; cloth strip, band of fabric;... |
| 3 | Old English | ragg | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | rǫgg | shagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūhaz | rough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rewk- | to dig; to till |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |
via English magazine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magazine | A non-academic periodical publication, generally... |
| 2 | Middle English | magasyne | — |
| 3 | Middle French | magasin | warehouse, store |
| 4 | Italian | magazzino | warehouse, store; stock; department store |
| 5 | Arabic | مَخَازِن | storerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,... |
| 6 | Arabic | مَخْزَن | warehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",... |