Where does “rapide” come from?

rapide (Italian) comes from Italian rapida, 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...

rapide (Italian): feminine plural of rapido; plural of rapida

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of rapido; plural of rapida

Ancestry of “rapide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrapidafeminine singular of rapido; rapid
2Italianrapidoquick, fast, rapid
3Spanishrápidorapid, quick, fast; rapidly, quickly, fast; rapid
4Latinrapidusrapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,...
5Latinrapiōto snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep-