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Where does “rotopulsator” come from?

rotopulsator (English) comes from English roto, from Spanish roto, from Latin ruptus, 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.

rotopulsator (English): Any of a class of solutions to the n-body...

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  1. Any of a class of solutions to the n-body...

Ancestry of “rotopulsator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrotorotogravure; A Chilean, especially a common man...
2Spanishrotobroken; corrupt, rotten; vulgar, low-class,...
3Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
4Latinrumpō—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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