Where does “rapiered” come from?
rapiered (English) comes from English rapier, from Middle French rapiere, from Old French rapiere, from Spanish raspadera, from Spanish raspar, from Latin raspāre, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną — to cut, cut off, sever.
rapiered (English): Wearing a rapier
Definitions
- Wearing a rapier
Ancestry of “rapiered”, step by step
rapiered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rapier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rapier | A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword;... |
| 2 | Middle French | rapiere | — |
| 3 | Old French | rapiere | — |
| 4 | Spanish | raspadera | poker; raker; scraper |
| 5 | Spanish | raspar | to file down or sand down; to scrape; to scratch,... |
| 6 | Latin | raspāre | scrape, scratch |
| 7 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |