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Where does “abreptus” come from?

abreptus (Latin) comes from Latin abripio, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abreptus (Latin): taken away, snatched

Definitions

  1. taken away, snatched

Ancestry of “abreptus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinabripioI take away ; snatch, drag or tear off or away; I...
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latināb—
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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