Where does “rapturousness” come from?
rapturousness (English) comes from English rapturous, 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...
rapturousness (English): The state or condition of being rapturous
Definitions
- The state or condition of being rapturous
Ancestry of “rapturousness”, step by step
rapturousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rapturous
| 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... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |