Where does “rasure” come from?

rasure (English) comes from Middle English rasure, from Middle French rasure, from Latin rāsūra, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

rasure (English): Scraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order...

Definitions

  1. Scraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order...

Ancestry of “rasure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrasure—
2Middle Frenchrasure—
3Latinrāsūraa scraping, shaving
4Latinrādōto scrape, shave, scratch
5Proto-Italicrazdō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →