rupture

/ˈɹʌptʃə/RUHP-chur

/ˈɹʌptʃɚ/RUHP-chur

Meaninga breaking

Common meaning: a break or burst

ruptto break, burst apartLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1605 · scan
urenoun ending: result or process

Journey through time

Latinruptura‘a breaking’source
Frenchrupture‘a breach’source
Englishrupture‘a break or burst’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin rumpō ‘to break, burst apart’.

Roots

rumpō, rūpī, ruptum Latin “to break, burst apart”

Related words

abrupt abruptly abruptness disruption eruption interrupt

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