Where does “raptar” come from?
raptar (Portuguese) comes from Italian rapire, 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...
raptar (Portuguese): to abduct
Definitions
- to abduct
Ancestry of “raptar”, step by step
raptar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian rapire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rapire | To kidnap or abduct; To captivate |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | rapire | — |
| 3 | Latin | rapere | present active infinitive of rapiō; second-person... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rapiō | seize, take away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |
via French rapt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rapt | kidnapping, abduction |
| 2 | Latin | raptus | snatched, having been snatched, grabbed, having... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Latin rapto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rapto | I seize and carry off, abduct; I drag along; I... |