Where does “raspa” come from?
raspa (Italian) comes from Spanish raspa, from Spanish raspar, from Latin raspāre, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną, from Proto-Germanic hrespaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
raspa (Italian): rasp; inflection of raspare: ## third-person...
Definitions
- rasp; inflection of raspare: ## third-person...
Ancestry of “raspa”, step by step
raspa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish raspa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | raspa | fishbone |
| 2 | Spanish | raspar | to file down or sand down; to scrape; to scratch,... |
| 3 | Latin | raspāre | scrape, scratch |
| 4 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Italian raspare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | raspare | To rasp; To scratch or paw; To scrape or scratch |