Where does “rapturous” come from?

Rapturous derives from Middle French raptureux, from Old French -eux and Latin -osus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- meaning to seize or grasp.

rapturous (English): Full of rapture

Definitions

  1. Full of rapture

Ancestry of “rapturous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraptureExtreme pleasure, happiness or excitement; In...
2Middle Frenchrapture—
3Latinraptūra—
4Latinrapiōto snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “rapturous”

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