Where does “rascaless” come from?
rascaless (English) comes from English rascal, from Middle English rascaile, from Old French rascaille, from Old French rasque, from Vulgar Latin rasico, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
rascaless (English): A female rascal
Definitions
- A female rascal
Ancestry of “rascaless”, step by step
rascaless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rascal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rascal | A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a... |
| 2 | Middle English | rascaile | people of the lowest class; rabble of an army |
| 3 | Old French | rascaille | rabble; mob |
| 4 | Old French | rasque | mud, filth, scab, dregs |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | rasico | to scrape |
| 6 | Latin | rāsus | scraped, shaved |
| 7 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |