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Where does “racket” come from?

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

racket (Norwegian Bokmål): a racket or racquet; a bat, or paddle

Definitions

  1. a racket or racquet; a bat, or paddle

Ancestry of “racket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchraquetteracket; snowshoe
2Middle Frenchrachette—
3Latinracheta—
4Latinrasca—
5Arabicرَاحَةpalm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...
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