Etymology of the English word rapture
the English word
rapturederived from the Medieval Latin word
rapturaderived from the Latin word
raptus (violent snatching or dragging away; robbery, carrying off)
derived from the Classical Latin word
rapere (drag off; snatch; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rep-derived from the English word
raptderived from the Latin word
raptus (violent snatching or dragging away; robbery, carrying off)
derived from the Classical Latin word
rapere (drag off; snatch; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rep-using the English suffix
-urederived from the Obsolete French word
rapturederived from the Obsolete French word
raptderived from the Old French word
ratderived from the Latin word
raptus (violent snatching or dragging away; robbery, carrying off)
derived from the Classical Latin word
rapere (drag off; snatch; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rep-Date
The earliest known usage of rapture in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
enrapture,
raptured,
rapturous,
rapturingUsage
Word found in Modern English
