Where does “rotework” come from?
rotework (English) comes from English rote, 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.
rotework (English): Dreary, tedious work done by rote
Definitions
- Dreary, tedious work done by rote
Ancestry of “rotework”, step by step
rotework traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rote | Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual,... |
| 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 |