Where does “rascar” come from?

rascar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin rasicare, from Latin rasus, from Latin radere, from Latin rado, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

Ancestry of “rascar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrasicareto scrape
2Latinrasusscraped, shaved
3Latinraderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinradoI scrape, shave, scratch; I rub, smooth; I touch...
5Proto-Italicrazdō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

Words derived from “rascar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic razdō
rascar — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer