roquette

French

noun
Definitions
  • rocket weapon

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French roquette borrowed from Italian rocchetta derived from rukka, rocko (spinning wheel) derived from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (used in spinning thread, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, a distaff).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rukkô

Gloss

used in spinning thread, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, a distaff

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