Where does “rompre” come from?
rompre (French) comes from Middle French rompre, from Old French rompre, 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.
rompre (French): to break; to snap; break up
Definitions
- to break; to snap; break up
Ancestry of “rompre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | rompre | to break |
| 2 | Old French | rompre | to break |
| 3 | Latin | rumpere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | rumpo | I break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rumpō | break, burst, tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “rompre”