English
rupestral
Rupestral comes from Latin rūpes ‘rock’, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-(e)h₁-s ‘cliff’, and ultimately from *Hrewp- ‘break’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrewp-‘break’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrewp-(e)h₁-s‘cliff’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErūpes‘rock’
- Englishearliest quotation 1915rupestral
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrewp-‘break’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hrewp-(e)h₁-s‘cliff’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErūpes‘rock’
- Englishearliest quotation 1915rupestral
Earliest quotation: 1915, The Journal of the Linnean Society: Bota, Linnean Society of London: “The rupestral species have been the next class of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- ‘break’
route, rob, corruption, robbery, corrupt, rover, robe, disrupt, eruption, rout, rupture, erupt, reaver, 21 more
Today it means
adj Made on or placed on rock surfaces.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- / rupestral