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Where does “rumpō” come from?

rumpō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rumpō (Proto-Italic): break, burst, tear

Definitions

  1. break, burst, tear

Ancestry of “rumpō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rumpō”

  • route
  • corruption
  • abruptly
  • corrupt
  • interrupt
  • interruption
  • routing
  • abrupt
  • router
  • eruption
  • routed
  • rout
  • Reuters
  • erupt
  • abruptness
  • Reuter
  • eruptive
  • anticorruption
  • interrupter
  • corruptly
  • incorruption
  • abruption
  • reroute
  • traceroute
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