rapid
/ˈɹæpəd/RA-puhd
/ˈɹæpəd/RA-puhd
Meaningsnatching; swift
Common meaning: very quick
- rapto seize, snatchLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1523 · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin rapiō ‘to seize, snatch’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry rapiō, p. 1523 · dictionary scan
Roots
- rapiō, rapuī, raptum Latin “to seize, snatch”
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