LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

subrūpāre

*subrūpāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Balkan Romanceespeciallyreconstructionundermine, cave in
  2. Proto Balkan Romanceespeciallyfigurativelyreconstructionruin, destroy, demolish, crumble

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubrūpāre

Latin sub- Latin rūpēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *subrūpāre From sub- (“under, below”) + rūpēs (“cliff, rock”, noun) + -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Balkan Romance
  • Romaniansurpa
  • Romaniansurpare
  • Aromaniansurpu
  • Aromaniansurpari
  • Istro-Romaniansurpu
  • Megleno-Romaniansărup
  • Megleno-Romaniansărupari
Italo-Romance
  • Neapolitansurrupare

Quick answers

What does subrūpāre mean in Latin?
subrūpāre, a verb, means “undermine, cave in; ruin, destroy, demolish, crumble”.
Where does subrūpāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subrūpāre.