Romeo and Juliet 3.2 Word Nerd: bankrupt

The transcript explores the etymology of 'bank' and 'rupt', tracing 'bank' from its origins as a bench to its current meaning as a financial institution. 'Rupt' comes from the Latin 'rompere', meaning to break, and historically referred to the destruction of a money changer's store. The term 'bankrupt' has evolved from describing financial ruin to also indicating emotional exhaustion, as used by Shakespeare, and is now used figuratively to describe a lack of something important, such as moral integrity.

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