Where does “rapier” come from?
Rapier comes from Middle French rapiere, from Old French rapiere, of uncertain origin and meaning.
rapier (English): A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword;...
Definitions
- A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword;...
Ancestry of “rapier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | rapiere | — |
| 2 | Old French | rapiere | — |
| 3 | Spanish | raspadera | poker; raker; scraper |
| 4 | Spanish | raspar | to file down or sand down; to scrape; to scratch,... |
| 5 | Latin | raspāre | — |
| 6 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “rapier”