Where does “roto” come from?
roto (Chavacano) comes from Spanish roto, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
roto (Chavacano): torn
Ancestry of “roto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | roto | broken; corrupt, rotten; vulgar, low-class,... |
| 2 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 3 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |