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