Where does “raquete” come from?

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

raquete (Portuguese): racket; snowshoe

Definitions

  1. racket; snowshoe

Ancestry of “raquete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchraquetteracket; snowshoe
2Middle Frenchrachette—
3Latinracheta—
4Latinrasca—
5Arabicرَاحَةpalm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...
Every word from Arabic رَاحَة →Every word from Latin rasca →Every word from Latin racheta →