Where does “abripiens” come from?

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

abripiens (Latin): snatching

Definitions

  1. snatching

Ancestry of “abripiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabripioto take away (by violence); snatch, drag or tear off or away
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latinābfrom, away from, out of
4Proto-Germanic*ab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from Latin āb
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