Where does “rup” come from?

rup (Romanian) comes 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.

rup (Romanian): first-person singular present indicative of rupe;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rupe;...

Ancestry of “rup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrupeto tear; to tear off; to rend
2Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti
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