Where does “beetrooty” come from?
beetrooty (English) comes from English beetroot, from English root, from Middle English rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
beetrooty (English): Resembling or characteristic of beetroot in...
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of beetroot in...
Ancestry of “beetrooty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beetroot | A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable... |
| 2 | English | root | The part of a plant, generally underground, that... |
| 3 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 4 | Old French | rote | rote |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |