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Where does “rapiner” come from?

rapiner (French) comes from English rapine, from Old French rapine, from Latin rapīna, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “rapiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapineThe seizure of someone's property by force;...
2Old Frenchrapine—
3Latinrapīna—
4Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “rapiner”

  • rapineur
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