Where does “ratto” come from?

ratto (Italian) comes 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...

ratto (Italian): quick, swift, rapid; steep, downward, brant;...

Definitions

  1. quick, swift, rapid; steep, downward, brant;...

Ancestry of “ratto”, step by step

ratto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rapidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrapidusrapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,...
2Latinrapiōto snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

via Vulgar Latin rattus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrattusrat
2Proto-Germanicrattazrat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “ratto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-Every word from Latin rapiō