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Where does “rompu” come from?

rompu (French) comes from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rompu (French): past participle of rompre; broken, exhausted,...

Definitions

  1. past participle of rompre; broken, exhausted,...

Ancestry of “rompu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrumpō—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rompu”

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