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Where does “interrompre” come from?

interrompre (French) comes from Latin interrumpere, from Latin rumpere, from Latin rumpo, from Proto-Italic rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

interrompre (French): to interrupt

Definitions

  1. to interrupt

Ancestry of “interrompre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterrumperesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinrumperesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinrumpoI break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break...
4Proto-Italicrumpōbreak, burst, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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