Where does “rascaille” come from?

rascaille (Old French) comes from Old French rasque, from Vulgar Latin rasico, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

rascaille (Old French): rabble; mob

Definitions

  1. rabble; mob

Ancestry of “rascaille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrasquemud, filth, scab, dregs
2Vulgar Latinrasicoto scrape
3Latinrāsusscraped, shaved
4Latinrādōto scrape, shave, scratch
5Proto-Italicrazdō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

Words derived from “rascaille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →