Where does “rapinyador” come from?
rapinyador (Catalan) comes from Catalan rapinyar, from Catalan rapina, from Latin rapīna, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “rapinyador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | rapinyar | to snatch, steal |
| 2 | Catalan | rapina | — |
| 3 | Latin | rapīna | robbery, plundering, pillage, rapine |
| 4 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |