Where does “uprootal” come from?
uprootal (English) comes from English uproot, from English root, from Middle English rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
uprootal (English): The act or process of uprooting; the state of...
Definitions
- The act or process of uprooting; the state of...
Ancestry of “uprootal”, step by step
uprootal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uproot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uproot | To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by... |
| 2 | English | root | The part of a plant, generally underground, that... |
| 3 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 4 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |