Where does “rapt” come from?
Rapt comes from Latin raptus, the past participle of rapio meaning to seize or carry off, derived from Proto-Italic rapiō and Proto-Indo-European h₁rep-.
rapt (English): Snatched, taken away; abducted; Lifted up into...
Definitions
- Snatched, taken away; abducted; Lifted up into...
Ancestry of “rapt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | raptus | snatched, having been snatched, grabbed, having... |
| 2 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “rapt”