Where does “rottable” come from?
rottable (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.
rottable (English): Capable of rotting; biodegradable
Definitions
- Capable of rotting; biodegradable
Ancestry of “rottable”, 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 |
Words derived from “rottable”