Where does “rotting” come from?
Rotting comes from Middle English rotynge, formed from the Middle English verb roten combined with the Middle English suffix -ing, which derives from Middle English -en, ultimately from Latin rupta, the feminine past participle of rumpere meaning to break.
rotting (English): present participle of rot; The process by which...
Definitions
- present participle of rot; The process by which...
Ancestry of “rotting”, step by step
rotting traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English rotynge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rotynge | Rotting or decomposition; the situation where... |
| 2 | Middle English | roten | To decompose; to make or become rotten or spoiled |
| 3 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 4 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 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 |
via Malay rotan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | rotan | rattan; to cane with a rattan; to cane |
| 2 | Malay | raut | to trim, pare down |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *raut | — |
| 4 | Catalan | rauc | croak; hoarse |
| 5 | Latin | raucus | hoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky; raucous |
| 6 | Latin | -cus | suffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -kos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |