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Where does “raquette” come from?

raquette (French) comes from Middle French rachette, from Latin racheta, from Latin rasca, from Arabic رَاحَة — palm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...

raquette (French): racket; snowshoe

Definitions

  1. racket; snowshoe

Ancestry of “raquette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrachette—
2Latinracheta—
3Latinrasca—
4Arabicرَاحَةpalm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...

Words derived from “raquette”

  • racquet
  • racquetball
  • racquetballer
  • racquetlike
  • racquetless
  • racchetta
  • raquete
  • racket
  • racket
  • raket
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