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Where does “raptūra” come from?

raptūra (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...

Ancestry of “raptūra”, step by step

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