Where does “レイピア” come from?
レイピア (Japanese) comes from English rapier, from Middle French rapiere, from Old French rapiere, from Spanish raspadera, from Spanish raspar, from Latin raspāre, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną — to cut, cut off, sever.
レイピア (Japanese): rapier
Definitions
- rapier
Ancestry of “レイピア”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rapier | A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword;... |
| 2 | Middle French | rapiere | — |
| 3 | Old French | rapiere | — |
| 4 | Spanish | raspadera | poker; raker; scraper |
| 5 | Spanish | raspar | to file down or sand down; to scrape; to scratch,... |
| 6 | Latin | raspāre | scrape, scratch |
| 7 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |