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Where does “rapida” come from?

rapida (Italian) comes from Italian rapido, from Spanish rápido, from Latin rapidus, from Latin rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

rapida (Italian): feminine singular of rapido; rapid

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of rapido; rapid

Ancestry of “rapida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrapidoquick, fast, rapid
2Spanishrápidorapid, quick, fast; rapidly, quickly, fast; rapid
3Latinrapidusrapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,...
4Latinrapiō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “rapida”

  • rapide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →