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How are the words rocket and racket related etymologically?

The words "rocket" and "racquet" are etymologically unrelated. "Rocket" appeared in Russian under Peter I from German, and in German, in turn, from the Italian "rosshetta", which means "spindle". This is due to the fact that cracker rockets resembled a spindle in appearance. But the "racket" came from the French language, where it was borrowed from the Arabic "rāħat" - "palm".

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