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Where does “rapturus” come from?

rapturus (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...

rapturus (Latin): about to snatch, about to grab, about to carry...

Definitions

  1. about to snatch, about to grab, about to carry...

Ancestry of “rapturus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rapturus”

  • rapture
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