rupt- root words — words with the rupt- root

The root rupt- comes from Latin rumpere, meaning to break. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including abruption, anticorruption, corruptibility, corruptive, disruptor, incorrupt, incorruptibly, incorruption, interruptive, irrupt, irruptive, uncorrupted. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the rupt- root

Explore words with rupt- — words containing the rupt- root and sharing its sense of "to break". Examples include abruption, anticorruption, corruptibility, corruptive, disruptor, incorrupt, incorruptibly, incorruption, interruptive, irrupt, irruptive, uncorrupted. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The rupt- root means to break, from Latin rumpere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.