Summary: The Latin root *rupt* means "burst." This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including dis[*rupt*], [*rupt*]ure, and inter[*rupt*]. The root *rupt* is easily recalled via the word bank[*rupt*], for if you've gone bank[*rupt*] your bank account has "burst," spilling out all its contents and leaving you with no money!
