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Where does “interrupto” come from?

interrupto (Spanish) comes from Latin interruptus, from Latin interrumpere, from Latin rumpere, from Latin rumpo, from Proto-Italic rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

interrupto (Spanish): interrupted

Definitions

  1. interrupted

Ancestry of “interrupto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterruptusbroken apart; interrupted
2Latininterrumperesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinrumperesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinrumpoI break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break...
5Proto-Italicrumpōbreak, burst, tear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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