Where does “rompu” come from?

rompu (English) comes from French rompu, 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.

rompu (English): Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the...

Definitions

  1. Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the...

Ancestry of “rompu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrompupast participle of rompre; broken, exhausted,...
2Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti →