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Etymology of the Latin word raptor

the Latin word raptor (robber; plunderer)
derived from the Classical Latin word rapere (drag off; snatch; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *rep-

Derivations in Latin

Velociraptor

Derivations in other languages

English raptor, English raptorial, Italian rattore, Portuguese raptor, Spanish raptor



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