Where does “întrerupt” come from?
întrerupt (Romanian) comes from Romanian întrerupe, from Romanian rupe, 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.
întrerupt (Romanian): interrupted, broken, stopped
Definitions
- interrupted, broken, stopped
Ancestry of “întrerupt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | întrerupe | to interrupt, discontinue, cease, suspend |
| 2 | Romanian | rupe | to tear; to tear off; to rend |
| 3 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 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 |