rapidness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti

Proto-Italic *rapjō

Latin rapiō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin rapidusder.

Middle French rapidebor.

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Latin rapidusbor.

English rapid

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English rapidness

From rapid + -ness.

Noun

rapidness (uncountable)

1. The characteristic of being rapid.