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Where does “rapiō” come from?

rapiō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

rapiō (Proto-Italic): seize, take away

Definitions

  1. seize, take away

Ancestry of “rapiō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “rapiō”

  • rapidly
  • rapid
  • rape
  • rapidity
  • ravine
  • rapture
  • rapt
  • usurpation
  • rapturous
  • usurper
  • usurp
  • rapist
  • wrapt
  • rapine
  • ravage
  • rapturously
  • rapeseed
  • raptor
  • ravin
  • raptly
  • enrapture
  • ravager
  • ultrarapid
  • raptus
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