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
- Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the...
Ancestry of “rompu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rompu | past participle of rompre; broken, exhausted,... |
| 2 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |