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rapto.

to seize and carry off, abduct

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈrap.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈrap.to]
  1. to seize and carry off, abduct

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  2. to drag along

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  3. to ravage, plunder

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō, raptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin raptō From raptus + -ō, from rapiō.

verb[ˈrap.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈrap.to]
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of raptus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō, raptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin raptō From raptus + -ō, from rapiō.

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