Английский Этимологический словарь - rank (adj.)
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Rank (adj.)
rank (adj.)
- O.E. ranc "proud, overbearing, showy," from P.Gmc. *rankaz. Sense evolved in M.E. to "large and coarse," then, via notion of "excessive and unpleasant," to "having a strong bad smell" (1529). Much used 16c. as a pejorative intensive (cf. rank folly). This is possibly the source of the verb meaning "to reveal another's guilt" (1920s, underworld slang), and that of "to harass, abuse" (1934).
RANK (N.) - early 14c., from O.Fr. ranc, from Frankish *hring (cf. O.H.G. hring "circle, ring"), from P.Gmc. *khrengaz "circle, ring." Meaning "social position" is from c.1430; the verb sense of "put in order, classify" is from 1592. Rank and file is 1598, in reference to soldiers marching in formation, generalized to "common soldiers" (1796) and "common people" (1860).
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