Where does “derapa” come from?
derapa (Romanian) comes from French déraper, from Middle French déraper, from Occitan derapar, from Occitan rapar, from Old Dutch rapon, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
derapa (Romanian): to skid
Definitions
- to skid
Ancestry of “derapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | déraper | to skid, to slide; to drag; to get out of hand,... |
| 2 | Middle French | déraper | to tear at |
| 3 | Occitan | derapar | — |
| 4 | Occitan | rapar | to seize, remove |
| 5 | Old Dutch | rapon | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrapōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(h)- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |