Where does “misroute” come from?

misroute (English) comes from English route, from Middle English route, from Middle French route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

misroute (English): To route incorrectly; to send the wrong way

Definitions

  1. To route incorrectly; to send the wrong way

Ancestry of “misroute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrouteA course or way which is traveled or passed; A...
2Middle Englishrouteroute; "a group of people"; the proper condition...
3Middle Frenchrouteroad; military defeat; retreat
4Old Frenchrouteroute
5Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
6Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
7Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-
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