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Where does “ravir” come from?

ravir (French) comes 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...

ravir (French): to ravish; to ravish, delight or thrill; to...

Definitions

  1. to ravish; to ravish, delight or thrill; to...

Ancestry of “ravir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchravirto ravish
2Vulgar Latinrapire—
3Latinraperepresent active infinitive of rapiō; second-person...
4Proto-Italicrapiōseize, take away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “ravir”

  • ravage
  • ravager
  • ravagement
  • ravage
  • ravageur
  • ravager
  • ravi
  • ravissement
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