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Where does “raspar” come from?

raspar (Spanish) comes 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.

raspar (Spanish): to file down or sand down; to scrape; to scratch,...

Definitions

  1. to file down or sand down; to scrape; to scratch,...

Ancestry of “raspar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinraspāre—
2Frankishhraspōnto rasp, to grate, to scratch
3Proto-Germanichraspōnąto rasp, grate, scrape; to steal
4Proto-Germanichrespanąto tear; rip; to plunder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)krebʰ-to turn; bend; shrink
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “raspar”

  • raspacupos
  • raspadera
  • raspa
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