Erept
/ɪˈrɛpt/noun
Taken away or carried off, especially by force; an archaic or rare adjective.
Did you know?Erept ultimately comes from Latin eripere, “to snatch away,” the same verb family that produced English words connected with seizure, speed, ecstasy, and forcible taking.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂rep-
“To seize or take violently; a reconstructed ancestor associated with forceful taking”
Classical Latin
Latin
rapere
“To seize, carry off, drag away, or rush”
Classical Latin
Latin
eripere
“To snatch away or rescue by taking out; formed with e- meaning “out” plus rapere”
Classical Latin
Latin
ereptus
“Snatched away, seized, or rescued; the past participle of eripere”
17th Century
English
erept
“Taken away or carried off; a rare borrowing or learned form derived from Latin ereptus”
Modern English
English
erept
“An archaic or rare word meaning forcibly removed or snatched away”