Where does “rabble-rousing” come from?
rabble-rousing (English) comes from English rousing, from English rouse, from Middle English rousen, from Anglo-Norman reuser, from Latin recuso, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “rabble-rousing”, step by step
rabble-rousing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rousing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rousing | That rouses or excites; present participle of... |
| 2 | English | rouse | An arousal; The sounding of a bugle in the... |
| 3 | Middle English | rousen | to shake one's feathers |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | reuser | — |
| 5 | Latin | recuso | I refuse, decline; I object to, reject; I... |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English rabble
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rabble | To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently;... |
| 2 | Old French | roable | — |
| 3 | Latin | rutabulum | shovel; spatula (for cooking); any of several other tools with a flattened end |
| 4 | Latin | ruō | to hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |