Where does “rootlessness” come from?
rootlessness (English) comes from English rootless, 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 — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rootlessness (English): The property of being rootless
Definitions
- The property of being rootless
Ancestry of “rootlessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rootless | Of a plant or another thing, having no roots;... |
| 2 | English | root | The part of a plant, generally underground, that... |
| 3 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 4 | Old French | rote | rote |
| 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 |