Where does “rapineur” come from?
rapineur (French) comes from French rapiner, 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 — adjectival suffix.
rapineur (French): plunderer, thief
Ancestry of “rapineur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rapiner | — |
| 2 | English | rapine | The seizure of someone's property by force;... |
| 3 | Old French | rapine | — |
| 4 | Latin | rapīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |