Where does “rapture” come from?

Rapture comes from Middle French rapture, from Latin raptura, the noun form of rapio meaning "to seize or take by force," from Proto-Italic rapiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep-.

rapture (English): Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement; In...

Definitions

  1. Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement; In...

Ancestry of “rapture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrapture—
2Latinraptūra—
3Latinrapiōto snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “rapture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- →Every word from Latin rapiō →