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Where does “abripio” come from?

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

abripio (Latin): I take away ; snatch, drag or tear off or away; I...

Definitions

  1. I take away ; snatch, drag or tear off or away; I...

Ancestry of “abripio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
2Latināb—
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abripio”

  • abrepturus
  • abreptus
  • abripiens
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