Where does “Rousseauite” come from?
Rousseauite (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.
Rousseauite (English): A proponent of the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan philosopher
Definitions
- A proponent of the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan philosopher
Ancestry of “Rousseauite”, step by step
| 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 |