Where does “rape” come from?

Rape comes from Latin rapa, derived from Latin rapere, from Latin rapio, from Proto-Indo-European roypnós, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- meaning to seize or snatch.

rape (English): The taking of something by force; seizure,...

Definitions

  1. The taking of something by force; seizure,...

Ancestry of “rape”, step by step

rape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English rape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrapegrape stalk, rasper
2Latinrāpa—
3Latinrāpumturnip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrap-—

via Old English rāp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrāprope, cord, cable; strap, band, cord
2Proto-West Germanicraipstrip, band
3Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope

Words derived from “rape”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rap- →Every word from Latin rāpum →Every word from Latin rāpa →