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Where does “eruptive” come from?

Eruptive comes from English erupt, from Latin eruptus, past participle of erumpere, combining Latin ex- (out) and Latin rumpere (to break), with roots in Proto-Indo-European eǵ- and Hrew-.

eruptive (English): That erupts or bursts forth; Accompanied by...

Definitions

  1. That erupts or bursts forth; Accompanied by...

Ancestry of “eruptive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéruptiferuptive

Words derived from “eruptive”

  • posteruptive
  • preeruptive
  • eruptivity
  • eruptiveness
  • eruptively
  • noneruptive
  • syneruptive
  • intereruptive
  • eruptiivinen
Every word from French éruptif →