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

  1. violent seizure; abduction; rape

Ancestry of “rap”, step by step

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- →Every word from Latin rapiō →