Where does “racket” come from?

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

racket (Romanian): racketeer

Definitions

  1. racketeer

Ancestry of “racket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchracketracketeering; racket, extortion
2EnglishracketAn implement with a handle connected to a round...
3Frenchraquetteracket; snowshoe
4Middle Frenchrachette—
5Latinracheta—
6Latinrasca—
7Arabicرَاحَةpalm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...
Every word from Arabic رَاحَة →Every word from Latin rasca →Every word from Latin racheta →