Etymology

rascette

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Today it means: The wrist. Full definition →

Middle French rachette ← Late Latin racheta ← Arabic رَاحَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromرَاحَة“palm of the hand”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromracheta
  3. Middle French · derived fromrachette
  4. English todayrascette

From Middle French rachette, rascette, from Late Latin racheta, rasceta (“wrist, ankle”), diminutive of rasca, from Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”).

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