Where does “autorapid” come from?
autorapid (Romanian) comes from Romanian rapid, from French rapide, from Italian rapido, from Spanish rápido, from Latin rapidus, from Latin rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
autorapid (Romanian): high-speed self-propelled train car
Definitions
- high-speed self-propelled train car
Ancestry of “autorapid”, step by step
autorapid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian rapid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rapid | fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, prompt,... |
| 2 | French | rapide | fast, rapid; fast; rapidly; quickly; rapid |
| 3 | Italian | rapido | quick, fast, rapid |
| 4 | Spanish | rápido | rapid, quick, fast; rapidly, quickly, fast; rapid |
| 5 | Latin | rapidus | rapid, quick, swift; fierce, seizing; hasty,... |
| 6 | Latin | rapiō | to snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape, steal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |
via Romanian auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | auto | — |