Where does “rape” come from?

rape (Latin) comes from Latin rapio, from Proto-Italic rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

rape (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “rape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrapioI snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape
2Proto-Italicrapiōseize, take away
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- →Every word from Proto-Italic rapiō →