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Etymology Dictionary

Origin and Etymology of the word RUPTURE.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893

 

RUPTUREa bursting, breach, breakage.  (F.,—L.)   'No peryll of obstruction or rupture;' Sir T. Elyot, Castel of Helth, b. ii. c. 32 (R.)—F. rupture, 'a rupture, breach;' Cot.—Lat. ruptura, fem. of fut. part. of rumpere (pt. t. rupi), to break, burst.RUP, to break, violate, rob; cf. Lithuan. rupas, rough, A.S. reófan, to reave, Skt. rup, to confound, lup, to break, destroy, spoil; Fick, iii. 746.   Der. rupture, verb.   From the same root are ab-rupt, bank-rupt, cor-rupt, dis-ruption, e-ruption, inter-rupt, ir-ruption, pro-ruption, rote (1), route, rout, rut.   Also loot, perhaps loop; and perhaps ruff, ruffle (1).

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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