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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

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

Words derived from “rapere”

  • rape
  • ravine
  • rapist
  • rapine
  • ravage
  • rapeseed
  • ravin
  • ravager
  • antirape
  • raper
  • ravined
  • rapini
  • rapable
  • broomrape
  • rapee
  • ravagement
  • rapism
  • rapeability
  • rapability
  • rapey
  • nonrapist
  • unrapable
  • rapelike
  • cyberrape
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