Where does “racailleux” come from?
racailleux (French) comes from French racaille, from Old French rascaille, from Old French rasque, from Vulgar Latin rasico, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
racailleux (French): thuggish, ghetto-like
Definitions
- thuggish, ghetto-like
Ancestry of “racailleux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | racaille | people, mainly young, who engage in antisocial... |
| 2 | Old French | rascaille | rabble; mob |
| 3 | Old French | rasque | mud, filth, scab, dregs |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | rasico | to scrape |
| 5 | Latin | rāsus | scraped, shaved |
| 6 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |