Where does “rășchitoraș” come from?
rășchitoraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian rășchitor, from Romanian rășchia, from Vulgar Latin rasclare, from Latin rāsculāre, from Latin rāsculum, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
Ancestry of “rășchitoraș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rășchitor | reeling device |
| 2 | Romanian | rășchia | to reel; to unravel |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | rasclare | — |
| 4 | Latin | rāsculāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | rāsculum | — |
| 6 | Latin | rāsus | scraped, shaved |
| 7 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |