English

self-interrupt

From self- + interrupt.

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Latin interrumpere ‘to break apart/off, interrupt’

Latin interruptus ‘broken apart’

Middle English interrupten

Today it means

verb to interrupt (an ongoing task or activity, or the person performing it) due to distractions, or shifting priorities.

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