Reconstruction:Latin/subrupare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From sub- (“under, below”) +‎ rūpēs (“cliff, rock”, noun) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /surruˈpare/

Verb

*subrūpāre (especially Proto-Balkan-Romance)

  1. undermine, cave in
  2. (figuratively) ruin, destroy, demolish, crumble
  • *derūpāre

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: surpu, surpari
    • Istro-Romanian: surpu
    • Megleno-Romanian: sărup, sărupari
    • Romanian: surpa, surpare
  • Italo-Romance:
    • >? Neapolitan: surrupare (Old Abruzzese)
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