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Where does “nonbankruptcy” come from?

nonbankruptcy (English) comes from English bankruptcy, from English bankrupt, from Italian bancarotta, from Italian rotta, from Italian rompere, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

nonbankruptcy (English): Not of or pertaining to bankruptcy

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to bankruptcy

Ancestry of “nonbankruptcy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbankruptcyA legally declared or recognized condition of...
2EnglishbankruptIn a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's...
3Italianbancarottabankruptcy
4Italianrottafeminine singular of rotto; rout, defeat; course,...
5Italianrompereto break; to screw with, to be a pain in the ass
6Latinrumpō—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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