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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-”

  • ravish
  • ravisher
  • ravishment
  • enravish
  • enravishment
  • ravishable
  • ravyschen
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