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Where does “rapidus” come from?

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

rapidus (Latin): rapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,...

Definitions

  1. rapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,...

Ancestry of “rapidus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rapidus”

  • rapidly
  • rapid
  • rapidity
  • ultrarapid
  • nonrapid
  • pseudorapidity
  • rapidness
  • midrapidity
  • rapidograph
  • unrapid
  • unrapidly
  • rapidless
  • rapide
  • rapiditas
  • rapido
  • rapida
  • rapidulus
  • rauda
  • rápido
  • rapidísimo
  • raudo
  • rápidamente
  • ratto
  • derattizzare
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