Where does “roto” come from?
roto (Portuguese) comes from Latin ruptus, 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.
roto (Portuguese): torn, ruptured; tattered, ragged
Definitions
- torn, ruptured; tattered, ragged
Ancestry of “roto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 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 “roto”