Where does “bankrutować” come from?
bankrutować (Polish) comes from Polish bankrut, from French banqueroute, from Italian bancarotta, from Italian rotta, from Italian rompere, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
bankrutować (Polish): to go bankrupt, to go bust
Definitions
- to go bankrupt, to go bust
Ancestry of “bankrutować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bankrut | a bankrupt |
| 2 | French | banqueroute | bankruptcy |
| 3 | Italian | bancarotta | bankruptcy |
| 4 | Italian | rotta | feminine singular of rotto; rout, defeat; course,... |
| 5 | Italian | rompere | to break; to screw with, to be a pain in the ass |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |