Etymology

rupes

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Today it means: An escarpment on another planet or a moon. Full definition →

Latin rūpēs
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrūpēs
  2. Latin · borrowed fromrūpēs
  3. English todayrupes

Borrowed from Latin rūpēs (“cliff”).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.