ravage

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁρπάζω“to seize”
2. Latin · derived fromrapere“to snatch, seize”
3. French · derived fromravage“ravage, havoc, spoil”
4. English todayravage

From French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil”), from ravir (“to bear away suddenly”), from Latin rapere (“to snatch, seize”), akin to Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to seize”).

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