Etymograph

English

rigadoon

Rigadoon comes from French rigodon.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentrigodonas rigaudon
  2. Englishtodayrigadoon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentrigodonas rigaudon
  2. Englishtodayrigadoon

The story

Anglicized from French rigaudon. Ultimate origin unknown; perhaps related to Hebrew ריקודים or Arabic رقص.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Every English word from French rigodon

Today it means

noun A quickstep dance for two people.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French rigodon / rigadoon

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