Where does “brouter” come from?
brouter (English) comes from English router, from English route, from Middle English route, from Middle French route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
brouter (English): A network device that acts as both a bridge and a...
Definitions
- A network device that acts as both a bridge and a...
Ancestry of “brouter”, step by step
brouter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English router
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | router | Someone who routes or directs items from one... |
| 2 | English | route | A course or way which is traveled or passed; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | route | route; "a group of people"; the proper condition... |
| 4 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 5 | Old French | route | route |
| 6 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 7 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 8 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |