Where does “raspacupos” come from?
raspacupos (Spanish) comes from Spanish raspar, from Latin raspāre, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną, from Proto-Germanic hrespaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
raspacupos (Spanish): An illegal seller of foreign currency
Definitions
- An illegal seller of foreign currency
Ancestry of “raspacupos”, step by step
raspacupos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish raspar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | raspar | to file down or sand down; to scrape; to scratch,... |
| 2 | Latin | raspāre | scrape, scratch |
| 3 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Spanish cupo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cupo | quota; capacity; available room, space |
| 2 | Spanish | caber | to fit, enter; to traverse, pass through or... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | caber | — |
| 4 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |