Re: [tied] Italian "boy" - ragazzo

From Arabian raqqas "messenger, message-boy".
Portuguese has a similar name, rapaz, also meaning
"boy, young man", usually seen as from Latin rapace,
but maybe was influenced by this Arabian word.
--- Petr Hrubis <hrubisp@...> escreveu:

> Hello everyone,
>
> Could somebody possibly help me with the etymology
> of Italian "ragazzo", please? When did it appear in
> Italian?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Best,
>
> P.
>

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