Re: Rânc- Rinc-

From: George
Message: 15303
Date: 2002-09-09

>ranc: nothing just the neologysm from french "ranchiuna"

"Ranchiuna" is indeed a recent borrowing. But the old
equivalent is (also fem.) "râncoare" < Lat. rancor. (Today
nearly unknown to the average native-speakers.)

George