Where does “rash” come from?
Rash comes from Old English ræsc, from Latin rasus (scraped), past participle of radere (to scrape), from Proto-Indo-European ret-.
rash (English): Acting too quickly without considering the risks...
Definitions
- Acting too quickly without considering the risks...
Ancestry of “rash”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | rasche | rash, scurf |
| 2 | Latin | rasicare | to scrape |
| 3 | Latin | rasus | scraped, shaved |
| 4 | Latin | radere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | rado | I scrape, shave, scratch; I rub, smooth; I touch... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |
Words derived from “rash”