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Where does “bewrapt” come from?

bewrapt (English) comes from English wrapt, from English rapt, from Latin raptus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

bewrapt (English): wrapped

Definitions

  1. wrapped

Ancestry of “bewrapt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwraptMisspelling of rapt; simple past tense and past...
2EnglishraptSnatched, taken away; abducted; Lifted up into...
3Latinraptussnatched, having been snatched, grabbed, having...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →