Where does “rote” come from?
Rote comes from Middle English -en, Old Norse rót, and Latin ruptus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- meaning to break or tear.
rote (English): Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual,...
Definitions
- Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual,...
Ancestry of “rote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 2 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 3 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 4 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 5 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |