Etymology of the English word ravish
the English word
ravishderived from the Old French word
ravirderived from the Vulgar Latin word
rapirederived from the Classical Latin word
rapere (drag off; snatch; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rep-Date
The earliest known usage of ravish in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
enravish,
ravishing,
ravishedUsage
Word found in Modern English
