Where does “rompehielos” come from?
rompehielos (Spanish) comes from Spanish romper, from Old Spanish romper, 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.
rompehielos (Spanish): icebreaker
Definitions
- icebreaker
Ancestry of “rompehielos”, step by step
rompehielos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |