rupt

break, burst

Spelled rupt · rumpere, ruptus 'to break, burst'

Latin rumpere meant break or burst: an eruption bursts out, an interruption breaks between events, and a rupture leaves something broken.

Words built from it

rupture — a break or burst
rupt (break) + -ure (act or result of)
erupt — to burst out suddenly
e- (out) + rupt (break)
abrupt — sudden, as if broken off
ab- (off, away) + rupt (broken)
disrupt — to break apart the normal course of something
dis- (apart) + rupt (break)
interrupt — to break in and stop something
inter- (between) + rupt (break)
corrupt — morally broken or spoiled
cor- (thoroughly, together) + rupt (broken)