Where does “rupturable” come from?
rupturable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
rupturable (English): Capable of being ruptured
Definitions
- Capable of being ruptured
Ancestry of “rupturable”, step by step
rupturable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English rupture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rupture | A burst, split, or break; A social breach or... |
| 2 | Middle French | rupture | — |
| 3 | Latin | ruptūra | breaking or breaking off of a limb; fracture, breach, rupture |
| 4 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |