Where does “interruption” come from?
Interruption comes from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio (a breaking off), derived from Latin interrumpo (to break in between), formed from Latin inter (between) and Latin volvere (to turn).
interruption (English): The act of interrupting, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of interrupting, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “interruption”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | interrupcioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | interrupcion | — |
| 3 | Latin | interruptio | interruption; interval; break, discontinuity |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |