Where does “rapscallionry” come from?
rapscallionry (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.
rapscallionry (English): The behaviour of rapscallions
Definitions
- The behaviour of rapscallions
Ancestry of “rapscallionry”, step by step
rapscallionry 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 ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |