Erupt
/ɪˈrʌpt/noun
To burst forth suddenly and violently, especially as lava, gas, or emotion.
Did you know?English got erupt from Latin erumpere, a forceful verb built from ex- (“out”) + rumpere (“to break”), the same ancient root behind rupture, corrupt, and bankrupt.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reu-
“to break, burst”
Latin
Latin
rumpere
“to break, burst”
Classical Latin
Latin
erumpere
“to break out, burst forth”
Late Latin
Latin
eruptus
“burst out; broken out”
16th Century
English
erupt
“to burst forth, especially from a volcano”
Modern English
English
erupt
“to burst out suddenly or violently”