Where does “RIP” come from?
RIP (English) comes from Middle English rippen, from Middle English ryppen, from Proto-Germanic rupjaną, from Proto-Germanic raupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.
RIP (English): Initialism of requiescat in pace, initialism of...
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Ancestry of “RIP”, step by step
RIP traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English rippen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rippen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ryppen | to pluck |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rupjaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raupijaną | to pluck, rip, pull off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | roub ~ reub- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | reup | — |
via Latin RIP
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | RIP | — |