Where does “Raclette” come from?
Raclette (German) comes from French raclette, from French racler, from Occitan rasclar, from Vulgar Latin rasclare, from Latin rāsculāre, from Latin rāsculum, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
Raclette (German): raclette dish
Definitions
- raclette dish
Ancestry of “Raclette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | raclette | raclette; squeegee |
| 2 | French | racler | to scrape (off), to scratch |
| 3 | Occitan | rasclar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | rasclare | — |
| 5 | Latin | rāsculāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | rāsculum | — |
| 7 | Latin | rāsus | scraped, shaved |
| 8 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |