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Where does “arrasamiento” come from?

arrasamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish arrasar, from Spanish rasar, from Latin rāsculāre, from Latin rāsculum, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

arrasamiento (Spanish): razing; devastation

Definitions

  1. razing; devastation

Ancestry of “arrasamiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharrasarto raze, level, to smooth; to lay waste to, to...
2Spanishrasarto skim; graze
3Latinrāsculāre—
4Latinrāsculum—
5Latinrāsus—
6Latinrādō—
7Proto-Italicrazdō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
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