Where does “rapturously” come from?
Rapturously comes from English rapturous, from Middle French rapture, from Old French -eux combined with Latin -osus, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots.
rapturously (English): In a rapturous manner
Definitions
- In a rapturous manner
Ancestry of “rapturously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rapturous | Full of rapture |
| 2 | English | rapture | Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement; In... |
| 3 | Middle French | rapture | — |
| 4 | Latin | raptūra | — |
| 5 | Latin | rapiō | to snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |