Where does “rootfinding” come from?
rootfinding (English) comes from English root, from Middle English rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rootfinding (English): The process of finding the root of an equation
Definitions
- The process of finding the root of an equation
Ancestry of “rootfinding”, step by step
rootfinding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English root
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | root | The part of a plant, generally underground, that... |
| 2 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 3 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
via English finding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | finding | A result of research or an investigation; A... |
| 2 | English | find | To encounter or discover by accident; to happen... |
| 3 | Middle English | finden | to find; to discover |
| 4 | Old English | findan | to find, meet |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | finþan | to find, to discover, to come upon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | finþaną | to find, to discover, to come upon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |