Where does “rapitore” come from?

rapitore (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...

rapitore (Italian): kidnapper

Definitions

kidnapper

Ancestry of “rapitore”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	rapire	To kidnap or abduct; To captivate
2	Vulgar Latin	rapire	—
3	Latin	rapere	present active infinitive of rapiō; second-person...
4	Proto-Italic	rapiō	seize, take away
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁rp-i-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁rep-	to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

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