Where does “raptor” come from?
Raptor comes from Latin raptor, agent noun from rapio meaning to seize or snatch, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep-.
raptor (English): A bird of prey; One who ravishes or plunders; One...
Definitions
- A bird of prey; One who ravishes or plunders; One...
Ancestry of “raptor”, step by step
raptor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English velociraptor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | velociraptor | A small agile dinosaur, of the genus... |
| 2 | New Latin | Velociraptor | — |
| 3 | Latin | vēlōx | swift, quick, fleet, rapid, speedy |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Middle English raptour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | raptour | — |