tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post7326700520922603551..comments2023-08-27T10:10:30.032+02:00Comments on Laws of Silence: an impression of the man policeDauradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-36965950112932392632009-04-08T05:51:00.000+02:002009-04-08T05:51:00.000+02:00Strange Latin roots.*As a noun, the Latin rapi ref...Strange Latin roots.*<BR/><BR/>As a noun, the Latin <I>rapi</I> refers to turnip (which is related to the plant that provides rapeseed).<BR/><BR/>As a verb, the Latin <I>rapi</I> means "drag off; snatch; destroy; seize, carry off; pillage; hurry."<BR/><BR/>The verb made a clear transition to English: rapid; rape (the bad kind).<BR/><BR/>The noun had a curiouser route to English. The alternate, <IThe Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.com