Etymology

rompu

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Today it means: Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, etc. Full definition →

French rompu ← Latin rumpō
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  1. Latin · derived fromrumpō
  2. French · borrowed fromrompu
  3. English todayrompu

Borrowed from French rompu, past participle of rompre to break, Latin rumpō. See rupture.

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