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
Ancestry of “rapturous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rapture | Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement; In... |
| 2 | Middle French | rapture | — |
| 3 | Latin | raptūra | — |
| 4 | Latin | rapiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |
Words derived from “rapturous”