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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

  1. The state or condition of being rapturous

Ancestry of “rapturousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapturousFull of rapture
2EnglishraptureExtreme pleasure, happiness or excitement; In...
3Middle Frenchrapture—
4Latinraptūra—
5Latinrapiō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
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