Where does “nonrotting” come from?
nonrotting (English) comes from English rotting, from Middle English rotynge, from Middle English roten, from Middle English rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
nonrotting (English): Not prone to rotting
Definitions
- Not prone to rotting
Ancestry of “nonrotting”, step by step
nonrotting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rotting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rotting | present participle of rot; The process by which... |
| 2 | Middle English | rotynge | Rotting or decomposition; the situation where... |
| 3 | Middle English | roten | To decompose; to make or become rotten or spoiled |
| 4 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 5 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 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 |