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Where does “rasgar” come from?

rasgar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish resgar, from Latin resecāre.

rasgar (Spanish): to rend, tear, rip, scratch; to strum

Definitions

  1. to rend, tear, rip, scratch; to strum

Ancestry of “rasgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishresgar—
2Latinresecāre—

Words derived from “rasgar”

  • rasgadura
  • rasgón
Every word from Latin resecāre →