Where does “microrupture” come from?
microrupture (English) comes from English rupture, from Middle French rupture, from Latin ruptūra, 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.
microrupture (English): A microscopic rupture
Definitions
- A microscopic rupture
Ancestry of “microrupture”, step by step
microrupture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rupture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rupture | A burst, split, or break; A social breach or... |
| 2 | Middle French | rupture | — |
| 3 | Latin | ruptūra | breaking or breaking off of a limb; fracture, breach, rupture |
| 4 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |