Where does “racchettone” come from?

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

racchettone (Italian): a larger-than-usual tennis racket

Definitions

  1. a larger-than-usual tennis racket

Ancestry of “racchettone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianracchettaracket; bat, paddle; ping-pong bat
2Frenchraquetteracket; snowshoe
3Middle Frenchrachette—
4Latinracheta—
5Latinrasca—
6Arabicرَاحَةpalm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...
Every word from Arabic رَاحَة →Every word from Latin rasca →Every word from Latin racheta →