Where does “rotsome” come from?
rotsome (English) comes from English rot, from Middle English roten, 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.
rotsome (English): Characterised or marked by rot or rotting
Definitions
- Characterised or marked by rot or rotting
Ancestry of “rotsome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rot | To suffer decomposition due to biological action,... |
| 2 | Middle English | roten | plural of rote; To decompose ; to become rotten... |
| 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 |