Where does “ravage” come from?
Ravage comes from French ravage, derived from French ravir meaning to seize, from Latin rapere meaning to seize or take by force.
ravage (English): To devastate or destroy something; To pillage or...
Definitions
- To devastate or destroy something; To pillage or...
Ancestry of “ravage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ravage | singular of ravages; The act of laying waste;... |
| 2 | French | ravir | to ravish; to ravish, delight or thrill; to... |
| 3 | Old French | ravir | to ravish |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | rapire | — |
| 5 | Latin | rapere | present active infinitive of rapiō; second-person... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rapiō | seize, take away |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |