Where does “rompecorazones” come from?
rompecorazones (Spanish) comes from Spanish corazón, from Old Spanish coraçon, from Vulgar Latin *corāceōnem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
rompecorazones (Spanish): heartbreaker
Definitions
- heartbreaker
Ancestry of “rompecorazones”, step by step
rompecorazones traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish corazón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | corazón | heart; emotions, kindness, spirit; the center of... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | coraçon | heart |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *corāceōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Spanish romper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | romper | to break; to break up, terminate; to begin to do... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | romper | — |
| 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 |