Where does “roce” come from?

roce (Spanish) comes from Spanish rozar, from Old Portuguese roçar, from Vulgar Latin ruptiare, from Latin ruptus, 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.

roce (Spanish): rubbing; contact; friction

Definitions

  1. rubbing; contact; friction

Ancestry of “roce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrozarto clear or scrape land; to graze, to brush; to...
2Old Portugueseroçar
3Vulgar Latinruptiarepresent active infinitive of *ruptiō;...
4Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
5Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
8Proto-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