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Rasgo etymology

Spanish

Spanish word rasgo comes from Latin seco, Latin re-, and later Latin reseco (I check, restrain. I curtail, stop. I cut off or loose.)

Detailed word origin of rasgo

Dictionary entry Language Definition
seco Latin (lat) (by extension) I wound, injure.. (figuratively) I hurt with my words.. (medicine) I operate, amputate, perform surgery.. I castrate.. I cleave, divide.. I cut, cut off.
re- Latin (lat) Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
reseco Latin (lat) I check, restrain. I curtail, stop. I cut off or loose.
resgar Old Spanish (osp)
rasgar Spanish (es) To rend, tear, rip, scratch.
rasgo Spanish (es) Act, flourish, stroke. Characteristic, feature, trait.