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Where does “raptor” come from?

raptor (Latin) comes from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “raptor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tor-er
2Proto-Italic-tōr—
3Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
4Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “raptor”

  • raptor
  • velociraptor
  • raptorlike
  • raptorish
  • velociraptor
  • raptoro
  • Raptores
  • Velociraptor
  • Velociraptorinae
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →