Where does “rapierlike” come from?
rapierlike (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.
rapierlike (English): Resembling a rapier or some aspect of one; sharp,...
Definitions
- Resembling a rapier or some aspect of one; sharp,...
Ancestry of “rapierlike”, step by step
rapierlike 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 like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |