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Where does “rapido” come from?

rapido (Italian) comes 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...

rapido (Italian): quick, fast, rapid

Definitions

  1. quick, fast, rapid

Ancestry of “rapido”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rapido”

  • extrarapido
  • ultrarapido
  • rapide
  • rapidamente
  • ripido
  • ripidamente
  • rapida
  • ripidità
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