Where does “midrapidity” come from?
midrapidity (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.
midrapidity (English): The rapidity of a particle close to the axis of a...
Definitions
- The rapidity of a particle close to the axis of a...
Ancestry of “midrapidity”, step by step
midrapidity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English MID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MID | Initialism of mobile information device |
| 2 | English | mid-range | Of a central or halfway point |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |
via English rapidity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rapidity | speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid; A... |
| 2 | English | rapid | Very swift or quick; Steep, changing altitude... |
| 3 | French | rapide | fast, rapid; fast; rapidly; quickly; rapid |
| 4 | Italian | rapido | quick, fast, rapid |
| 5 | Spanish | rápido | rapid, quick, fast; rapidly, quickly, fast; rapid |
| 6 | Latin | rapidus | rapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,... |
| 7 | Latin | rapiō | to snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |