Where does “rupellary” come from?

rupellary (English) comes from Latin rupella, from Latin rupes, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rupellary (English): rocky

Definitions

  1. rocky

Ancestry of “rupellary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrupella—
2Latinrupescliff, rock
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-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 Latin rupes →