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Where does “erumpent” come from?

erumpent (English) comes from Latin ērumpēns, from Latin ērumpō, 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.

erumpent (English): That emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth

Definitions

  1. That emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth

Ancestry of “erumpent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinērumpēns—
2Latinērumpō—
3Latinrumpō—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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