Where does “rasguñar” come from?
rasguñar (Spanish) comes from Spanish rascuñar, from Spanish rascañar, from Spanish rascar, from Old Spanish rascar, from Vulgar Latin rasicare, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
rasguñar (Spanish): to scratch
Definitions
- to scratch
Ancestry of “rasguñar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | rascuñar | Obsolete form of rasguñar |
| 2 | Spanish | rascañar | to scratch |
| 3 | Spanish | rascar | to scratch; to get drunk |
| 4 | Old Spanish | rascar | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | rasicare | to escape; to scrape |
| 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 |