Where does “irruption” come from?
Irruption comes from Middle French irruption, from Latin irruptio, meaning a bursting in or breaking through.
irruption (English): The action of irrupting or breaking into; a...
Definitions
- The action of irrupting or breaking into; a...
Ancestry of “irruption”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | irruption | — |
| 2 | Latin | irruptio | attack, assault; irruption |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |