Where does “rapistrum” come from?
rapistrum (Latin) comes from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.
rapistrum (Latin): wild rape
Ancestry of “rapistrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | -astrum | — |
| 2 | Latin | -aster | pater + API → patraster |