Where does “rapscallionism” come from?
rapscallionism (English) comes from English rapscallion, from English rascallion, from English rascal, from Middle English rascaile, from Old French rascaille, from Old French rasque, from Vulgar Latin rasico, from Latin rāsus — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
rapscallionism (English): The behaviour of rapscallions
Definitions
- The behaviour of rapscallions
Ancestry of “rapscallionism”, step by step
rapscallionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rapscallion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rapscallion | A rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel;... |
| 2 | English | rascallion | Archaic form of rapscallion |
| 3 | English | rascal | A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a... |
| 4 | Middle English | rascaile | people of the lowest class; rabble of an army |
| 5 | Old French | rascaille | rabble; mob |
| 6 | Old French | rasque | mud, filth, scab, dregs |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | rasico | to scrape |
| 8 | Latin | rāsus | scraped, shaved |
| 9 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |