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Where does “rape” come from?
rape (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin rāpum, from Proto-Indo-European rap-.
Ancestry of “rape”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
rāpum
turnip
2
Proto-Indo-European
rap-
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Words derived from “rape”
raap
raap
knolraap
koolraap
raapolie
raapzaad
bremraap
raapzaadolie
rape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rap- →
Every word from Latin rāpum →