Where does “raskol” come from?
raskol (Tok Pisin) comes from English rascal, from Middle English rascaile, from Old French rascaille, from Old French rasque, from Vulgar Latin rasico, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
raskol (Tok Pisin): thief; criminal
Definitions
- thief; criminal
Ancestry of “raskol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rascal | A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a... |
| 2 | Middle English | rascaile | people of the lowest class; rabble of an army |
| 3 | Old French | rascaille | rabble; mob |
| 4 | Old French | rasque | mud, filth, scab, dregs |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | rasico | 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 |