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