Proto-Indo-European

*Hrewp-

‘to break, tear (up)’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-.

35 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-, most familiar first.

• route ← rupta via
• corruption ← corruptiō ← corrumpō ← rumpō ← *Hrunépti
• rob ← robben ← robber ← raubāre ← *raubōn
• corrupt ← corrupten ← corruptus ← corrumpō ← rumpō
• robbery ← robberie ← roberie ← rober ← raubāre
• rover ← *raubōną
• disrupt ← disruptus ← disrumpo ← rumpo ← *rumpō
• eruption ← eruptio ← erumpō ← rumpō ← *Hrunépti
• robe ← *rouba ← *raubō
• rupture ← ruptūra ← rumpō ← *rumpō ← *Hrunépti ~ *Hrumpénti
• rout ← route ← rompre ← rumpo ← *rumpō
• erupt ← eruptus ← ērumpō ← rumpō ← *rumpō

More words from *Hrewp-

• reaver
• reif
• abruption
• irruption
• reave
• rupes
• erumpent
• abruptio
• bereave
• corruptrix
• diruption
• irrupt
• rhomphaia
• rompu
• roture
• rupestrian
• rupestral
• rupicoline
• rupicolous
• rupicola
• ruption
• rupellary
• rupestrine

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-