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Where does “rapiō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rapiō”, step by step

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