Etymology

rapt

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Today it means: Snatched, taken away; abducted. Full definition →

Latin raptus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromraptus
  2. English todayrapt

Borrowed from Latin raptus, past participle of rapio (“to seize”).

Words from the same roots

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