Where does “rupe” come from?

rupe (Romanian) comes 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.

rupe (Romanian): to tear; to tear off; to rend

Definitions

  1. to tear; to tear off; to rend

Ancestry of “rupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rupe”

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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