Latin Root Rupt

to burst or BREAK open (usually a body part)

• erupt

• rupture

• abrupt

• corruptible

To explode, to break out with force

• disrupt

• corrupt

• abrupt

• erupt

To burst or break open, (usually a body part)

• rupture

• bankrupt

• disrupt

• erupt

The word ________ comes from the Latin words inter (between) and rumpere (to break).

• interrupt

• corrupt

• rupture

• erupted

bones::break
appendixes::________

• rupture

• corrupt

• disruptive

• interrupt

What is the Greek and Latin root for TO BREAK?

• scrib/script

• gram/graph

• meter/metr

• fract/rupt

Which word means 'to break apart' and is derived from the Latin root 'rupt'?

• A) disrupt

• B) corrupt

• C) abrupt

• D) erupt

What does the Latin root 'rupt' mean?

• A) To build

• B) To break

• C) To join

• D) To create

Which of the following words is NOT derived from the Latin root 'rupt'?

• A) Erupt

• B) Corrupt

• C) Construct

• D) Rupture

The word 'bankrupt' is related to the Latin root 'rupt'. What does it imply?

• A) Financial stability

• B) Financial ruin

• C) Financial growth

• D) Financial planning