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
- To route incorrectly; to send the wrong way
Ancestry of “misroute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | route | A course or way which is traveled or passed; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | route | route; "a group of people"; the proper condition... |
| 3 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 4 | Old French | route | route |
| 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 |