Raccoon(Енот) корень coon(хитрюга), действительно ли Еноты хитрые животные? Что означает Rac?

Обычно пишется с одной "с" - racoon - да, хитрые и умные

The word raccoon is derived from the Algonquin word ahrah-koon-em (other transcriptions exist) which was the pronunciation used by Chief Powhatan and his daughter Pocahontas, meaning "[the] one who rubs, scrubs and scratches with its hands". Similarly, Spanish colonists adopted the Spanish word mapache from the Nahuatl word mapachitli of the Aztecs, meaning "[the] one who takes everything in its hands". In many languages, the raccoon is named for its characteristic dousing behavior in conjunction with that language's term for bear, for example Waschbär in German, orsetto lavatore in Italian and araiguma (アライグマ) in Japanese.

The colloquial abbreviation coon is used in words like coonskin for fur clothing and in phrases like old coon as a self-designation of trappers. However, the clipped form is also in use as an ethnic slur. The raccoon's scientific name, Procyon lotor, is neo-Latin, meaning "before-dog washer," with lotor Latin for "washer" and Procyon Latinized Greek from προ, "before," and κυων, "dog."

Брр =) С чего вы взяли, что корень coon? Это надо в этимологическом словаре посмотреть сперва, что за зверь такой, а потом можно попробовать поработать мясником =)
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А, во, там написали уже!
Аааа - Задорнова поклонники.. .
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скорее всего слово из лексикона каких нибудь индейцев.