Etymology of the English word abrupt
the English word
abruptderived from the Latin word
abruptus (broken, disconnected, abrupt; precipitous, steep; hasty)
derived from the Latin word
abrumpere (break; break off; tear asunder)
using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
derived from the Late Latin word
rumpere (break; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reup-Date
The earliest known usage of abrupt in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
abrupt, French
abrupt, German
abrupt, Norwegian
abrupt, Swedish
abruptUsage
Word found in Modern English
