Where does “marshrutka” come from?
marshrutka (English) comes from Russian маршру́тка, from Russian маршру́тное такси́, from Russian маршру́т, from German Marschroute, from German Route, from French route, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
marshrutka (English): A share taxi in the CIS countries, the Baltic...
Definitions
- A share taxi in the CIS countries, the Baltic...
Ancestry of “marshrutka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | маршру́тка | marshrutka, minibus, fixed route taxi, (small) shuttle bus |
| 2 | Russian | маршру́тное такси́ | routed taxicab |
| 3 | Russian | маршру́т | route |
| 4 | German | Marschroute | route of marching; line of approach, tactics |
| 5 | German | Route | route |
| 6 | French | route | road; route, way, path |
| 7 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 8 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 9 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 10 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |