Where does “ruit” come from?
ruit (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch ruit, from Middle Dutch rute, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.
ruit (Afrikaans): The shape rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram;...
Definitions
- The shape rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram;...
Ancestry of “ruit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | ruit | The shape rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rute | — |
| 3 | Latin | rūta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥυτή | rue |