Where does “rasa” come from?
rasa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese raso, from Old Portuguese raso, 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.
rasa (Portuguese): feminine singular of raso
Definitions
- feminine singular of raso
Ancestry of “rasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | raso | shallow; flat |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | raso | — |
| 3 | Latin | rāsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | rādō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |