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Where does the word "erupt" come from? It comes from Latin erumpere, and was adopted directly into English (1650s).
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Where does the word "erupt" come from? It comes from Latin erumpere, and was adopted directly into English (1650s).
Erupt’s story begins in Latin: erumpere meant “to break out.” To break out, from ex- (out) and rumpere (to break). It reached English by 1650s as erupt. Settled as the English word for bursting out suddenly and violently. Today, erupt means to burst out suddenly and often violently, as a volcano does.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient erumpere "to break out", to break out, from ex- (out) and rumpere (to break).
- Stage 2 · English · 1650s erupt "to burst out suddenly and violently", settled as the English word for bursting out suddenly and violently.