Where does “rapimento” come from?

rapimento (Italian) comes from Italian rapire, 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...

rapimento (Italian): kidnapping, abduction; ravishment, ecstasy,...

Definitions

  1. kidnapping, abduction; ravishment, ecstasy,...

Ancestry of “rapimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianrapireTo kidnap or abduct; To captivate
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- →Every word from Proto-Italic rapiō →