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rapax.

grasping; greedy of plunder; rapacious

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈra.paːks]Classical-Latin[ˈraː.paks]

  1. grasping; greedy of plunder; rapacious

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin rapāx From rapiō (“to grab”) + -āx (“inclined to”).

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