Where does “rottenstone” come from?
rottenstone (English) comes from English rotten, 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.
rottenstone (English): A soft, friable limestone, used in polishes; To...
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- A soft, friable limestone, used in polishes; To...
Ancestry of “rottenstone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rotten | Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and... |
| 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 |