English
rapaseed
Rapaseed comes from Latin rāpum ‘turnip’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *rāpom.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rāpomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErāpumas rapa‘turnip’
- Englishtodayrapaseed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rāpomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErāpumas rapa‘turnip’
- Englishtodayrapaseed
Linked words
through Latin rāpum ‘turnip’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *rāpom / rapaseed