Etymology of the English word erupt
the English word
eruptderived from the Latin word
eruptusderived from the Latin word
erumpere (break out; burst, sally; burst, pop)
using the Late Latin prefix
e-derived from the Late Latin word
rumpere (break; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reup-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of erupt in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
