Where does “rupestrian” come from?

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

rupestrian (English): Occurring, or executed on rocks, or on cave walls

Definitions

  1. Occurring, or executed on rocks, or on cave walls

Ancestry of “rupestrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrupestristhat lives on cliffs or rocks
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 →
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