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Where does “rompimento” come from?

rompimento (Italian) comes from Italian rompere, 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.

rompimento (Italian): nuisance, bother, pain

Definitions

  1. nuisance, bother, pain

Ancestry of “rompimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrompereto break; to screw with, to be a pain in the ass
2Latinrumpō—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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