Where does “bankruptism” come from?
bankruptism (English) comes from English bankrupt, from Italian bancarotta, from Italian rotta, from Italian rompere, 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.
bankruptism (English): bankruptcy
Definitions
- bankruptcy
Ancestry of “bankruptism”, step by step
bankruptism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bankrupt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bankrupt | In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's... |
| 2 | Italian | bancarotta | bankruptcy |
| 3 | Italian | rotta | feminine singular of rotto; rout, defeat; course,... |
| 4 | Italian | rompere | to break; to screw with, to be a pain in the ass |
| 5 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |