What is the etymology behind the word rape?
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at
12:29 am
I was doing some tattoo research and i came across the Maori tribe of New Zealand, and they had ritual tattoos, with names based on area of the body. I noticed that the tattoos on the buttox region are called in their language, raperape. It may be a coincidence and i couldnt find anything on it. So i guess my question is where does the word rape come from and does it have anything to do with the tattoos of the maori?
Thanks for the great responses, i guess it was just a coincidence.
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Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME rapen < AF raper < L rapere to seize, carry off by force, plunder; (n.) ME < AF ra(a)p(e), deriv. of raper
The word rape itself originates from the Latin verb rapere: to seize or take away.
rape comes from the 14th century Latin word rapere, which means ‘to seize’.
Latin rapiō “‘to abduct or seize by force’”
raperape is a specific cultural pattern of Maori tattoo, they are designed to tell a story in context with other tattoo’s
The two words are not related by meaning or etymology
You might find the link below useful. However, it only does back to the Latin so you might be able to take your investigation further.
There is no mention of a Maori connection.
The word rape itself originates from the Latin verb rapere: to seize or take by force
1250–1300; (v.) ME rapen < AF raper < L rapere to seize, carry off by force, plunder;
Don’t forget this is a Maori word so you should be looking at raperape within that context. Firstly it isn’t pronounced the way you probably think it is as in rape (like someone being sexually assaulted). Its similar to how you would pronounce Japanese words. You need to break up the word. So think of RA as in the sun god Ra and PE as if you were going to say PEpper or PEt. RA-PE consists of two syllables not one.
The Maori word ra-pe means spiral and as you’ve probably seen from your tattoo research the designs on the buttocks are spirals. Just to make things clear it has nothing to do with sodomy in any way.
Also Maori culture consist of many tribes not just one and designs can vary between them. Its important to know that Moko (Maori tattoo’s) are specifically made for each individual and that whole designs shouldn’t be duplicated on anyone else. If your serious about learning more it would be in your best interest to get in contact with a Maori Moko (tattoo) artist. Many of them are quite happy to share their knowledge with you and give you guidance so you don’t offend anybody and get yourself into trouble. Because Maori are very protective of their culture. But in saying that they are very welcoming and love to share their culture with others.
tiger scared me
'What percentage of women become pregnant solely from one
rape?'
It's hard to give only one answer because the question could
be interpreted in more than one way, such as with regard to
the required standard of proof for the rape. Would your usage
of 'rape' refer only to the cases in which there was a criminal
conviction for rape or also to the cases in which a woman
just honestly claimed to have been raped?
All other conditions being equal, a woman would be about as
likely to be impregnated by one rape as she would be by any
other one act of sexual intercourse. A rapist would seem less
likely than a woman's usual male sexual partner (if she has
one) to care about contraception or what consequences
having sexual intercourse with him would have for her.
What percentage of rapists use condoms during their rapes?
It usually would seem hard for a woman to prove that she had
been impregnated by rape, given the other possibilities that
would have to be excluded. After she had given birth, DNA
testing could confirm that the baby's father was her rapist,
assuming that she had identified him, he had been arrested,
and a sample of his DNA was available. But what if she said
that she had been raped and impregnated by a man whom
she could not identify or who could not be found by the police?
Then how easily could she prove that she's pregnant by rape?
Even though it's likely true that a low percentage of women or
girls are impregnated by rape, a pregnant rape victim should
not be denied an abortion if it's her legal right to choose it.
Should a person with an unusual health problem be denied a
legal option for medical treatment simply on the grounds that
the health problem's unusual? I think not.
A Thatcherite.
Whiskey. Wikipedia actually has an article about the etymology and how different spellings are for different regions.
ooo ja pierdole. CZEMU?!
Unscrupulous.
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