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Where does “racchetta” come from?

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

racchetta (Italian): racket; bat, paddle; ping-pong bat

Definitions

  1. racket; bat, paddle; ping-pong bat

Ancestry of “racchetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchraquetteracket; snowshoe
2Middle Frenchrachette—
3Latinracheta—
4Latinrasca—
5Arabicرَاحَةpalm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...
Every word from Arabic رَاحَة →