English
abruptio
Abruptio comes from Latin abruptiō ‘a breaking or tearing (off or away)’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrewp-‘to break, tear (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrunépti‘to be breaking’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErumpō‘to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabrumpō‘to break off’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabruptiō‘a breaking or tearing (off or away)’
- Englishtodayabruptio
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrewp-‘to break, tear (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrunépti‘to be breaking’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErumpō‘to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabrumpō‘to break off’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabruptiō‘a breaking or tearing (off or away)’
- Englishtodayabruptio
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- ‘to break, tear (up)’
route, rob, robbery, rover, robe, reaver, 21 more
through Latin rumpō ‘to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture’
corruption, corrupt, rout, disrupt, rupture, eruption, erupt, 8 more
Today it means
noun An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- / abruptio