Where does “ravis-” come from?

ravis- (Old French) comes from Old French ravir, from Vulgar Latin rapire, from Latin rapere, from Proto-Italic rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Ancestry of “ravis-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchravirto ravish
2Vulgar Latinrapire—
3Latinraperepresent active infinitive of rapiō; second-person...
4Proto-Italicrapiōseize, take away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “ravis-”

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