Where does β€œrapa” come from?

rapa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rapar, from Old Portuguese rapar, from Gothic πŒ·π‚πŒ°π€π‰πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic hrapōnΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)αΈ±er- β€” dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

rapa (Portuguese): A figure of authority who confiscates merchandise...

Definitions

  1. A figure of authority who confiscates merchandise...

Ancestry of β€œrapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseraparto shave; to scrape; to eat everything from a...
2Old Portugueseraparto shave
3GothicπŒ·π‚πŒ°π€π‰πŒ½to pull out
4Proto-GermanichrapōnΔ…to scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-β€”
6Proto-Indo-European(s)αΈ±er-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)αΈ±er- β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic hrapōnΔ… β†’