Where does “ràpid” come from?

ràpid (Catalan) comes from Latin rapidus, from Latin rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

ràpid (Catalan): rapid; quick; fast; speedy; rapidly, quickly

Definitions

  1. rapid; quick; fast; speedy; rapidly, quickly

Ancestry of “ràpid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrapidusrapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,...
2Latinrapiōto snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “ràpid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- →Every word from Latin rapiō →