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Where does “uprooteth” come from?

uprooteth (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.

uprooteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “uprooteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuprootTo root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by...
2EnglishrootThe part of a plant, generally underground, that...
3Middle EnglishroteThe root; The foundation or base of a...
4Old Frenchroterote
5Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
6Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
7Latinrumpō—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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