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Where does “ruspare” come from?

ruspare (Italian) comes from Latin ruspo — I scrounge, search.

ruspare (Italian): To scratch or peck about

Definitions

  1. To scratch or peck about

Ancestry of “ruspare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinruspoI scrounge, search

Words derived from “ruspare”

  • ruspo
  • ruspista
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