Where does “Rousseauean” come from?
Rousseauean (English) comes from English Rousseau, from French rousseau, from French roux, from Old French ros, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Rousseauean (English): Of or relating to Jacques Rousseau; Alternative...
Definitions
- Of or relating to Jacques Rousseau; Alternative...
Ancestry of “Rousseauean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Rousseau | — |
| 2 | French | rousseau | redhead |
| 3 | French | roux | russet; ginger; redhead |
| 4 | Old French | ros | reed, tooth of a weaver's comb |
| 5 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 6 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 7 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 8 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | — |
| 10 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 11 | Old Norse | róðr | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |