Where does “rottest” come from?
rottest (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.
rottest (English): second-person singular simple present form of rot
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of rot
Ancestry of “rottest”, 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 |