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Where does “abrupto” come from?

abrupto (Latin) comes from Latin abruptus, from Latin abrumpo, 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.

abrupto (Latin): inflection of abruptus: ## dative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of abruptus: ## dative...

Ancestry of “abrupto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabruptusbroken off, torn, severed, having been broken...
2LatinabrumpoI break off something ; rend, tear, sever; I cut...
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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