Where does “rapere” come from?

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

rapere (Latin): present active infinitive of rapiō; second-person...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of rapiō; second-person...

Ancestry of “rapere”, step by step

rapere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic rapiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicrapiōseize, take away
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

via English raspberry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraspberryThe plant Rubus idaeus
2Englishraspise—

via Latin rapiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrapiōto snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal
2Proto-Italic*rapjōto seize, take away

Words derived from “rapere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →