Where does “rap” come from?
rap (Old French) comes from Latin rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
rap (Old French): violent seizure; abduction; rape
Definitions
- violent seizure; abduction; rape
Ancestry of “rap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rapiō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |