interrupt — [15] Etymologically, interrupt means ‘break between’. It comes from the past participle of Latin interrumpere ‘break in’, a compound verb formed from the prefix inter ‘between’ and rumpere ‘break’ (source of English rout and rupture). =>… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
interrupt — [15] Etymologically, interrupt means ‘break between’. It comes from the past participle of Latin interrumpere ‘break in’, a compound verb formed from the prefix inter ‘between’ and rumpere ‘break’ (source of English rout and rupture). Cf.⇒… … Word origins
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