Etymograph

English

self-interruption

From self- + interruption or self-interrupt + -ion.

Formed from self- + interruption

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Latin interrumpō ‘to break off, interrupt or cut short’

Latin interruptio

Old French interrupcion

Middle English interrupcioun

English interruption

Today it means

noun The act of self-interrupting.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / self-interruption