Where does “romper” come from?
romper (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese romper, 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.
romper (Portuguese): to break
Ancestry of “romper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | romper | — |
| 2 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “romper”