Etymology

rupture

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Today it means: A burst, split, or break. Full definition →

Latin ruptūra ← Middle French rupture ← Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hrew-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*Hrewp-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*Hrunépti
  4. Latinrumpō
  5. Latinruptūra
  6. Middle Frenchrupture
  7. Latinruptūra
  8. English todayrupture

Borrowed from Middle French rupture, or its source, Latin ruptūra (“a breaking, rupture (of a limb or vein)”) and Medieval Latin ruptūra (“a road, a field, a form of feudal tenure, a tax, etc.”), from the participle stem of rumpere (“to break, burst”). Doublet of roture.

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