Where does “nerăpitor” come from?
nerăpitor (Romanian) comes from Romanian răpitor, from Romanian răpi, 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...
nerăpitor (Romanian): phytophagous
Definitions
- phytophagous
Ancestry of “nerăpitor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | răpitor | rapacious, predatory; ravishing, entrancing |
| 2 | Romanian | răpi | to ravish; to kidnap, abduct; to rob, steal |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | rapire | — |
| 4 | Latin | rapere | present active infinitive of rapiō; second-person... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rapiō | seize, take away |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rp-i- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |