This is not a joke question. I am being 100% sincere when I suggest the similarity between the words might be seen as intentional by some very conservative minds.
This is not a joke question. I am being 100% sincere when I suggest the similarity between the words might be seen as intentional by some very conservative minds.
So, in the future, when you’re wondering “where a word comes from,” there’s a good word to know: Etymology. Etymology is the study of words histories.
From the Wikipedia article on “Rapping”, there is a section on etymology and usage: