Where does “rapscallionly” come from?
rapscallionly (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.
rapscallionly (English): Like a rapscallion; roguish
Definitions
- Like a rapscallion; roguish
Ancestry of “rapscallionly”, step by step
rapscallionly 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 |