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
Rousseauean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rousseau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rousseau | Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan philosopher |
| 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 | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 10 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 11 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via English ean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ean | To bring forth young; to yean |
| 2 | Middle English | enen | To give birth; to yean |
| 3 | Old English | ēanian | to give birth (to lambs) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaaunōn | to lamb, yean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aunōną | to lamb, yean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |