Where does “raptor” come from?

raptor (Latin) comes from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

raptor (Latin): A thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,...

Definitions

  1. A thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,...

Ancestry of “raptor”, step by step

raptor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rēx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēxking, ruler
2Proto-Italicrēksking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Latin rapiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrapiōto snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “raptor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →