Where does “raptureless” come from?
raptureless (English) comes from English rapture, from Middle French rapture, from Latin raptūra, from Latin rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
raptureless (English): Without rapture
Definitions
- Without rapture
Ancestry of “raptureless”, step by step
raptureless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rapture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rapture | Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement; In... |
| 2 | Middle French | rapture | — |
| 3 | Latin | raptūra | — |
| 4 | Latin | rapiō | to snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |