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Where does “rouerie” come from?

rouerie (English) comes from French rouerie, from French rouer, from French roué, from Old French ruee, from Old French rode, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.

rouerie (English): The behaviour of a roué; debauchery

Definitions

  1. The behaviour of a roué; debauchery

Ancestry of “rouerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrouerietrickery, guile, cunning
2Frenchrouerto curl up, roll up; to roll; to beat upon the...
3Frenchrouéroué; past participle of rouer
4Old Frenchruee—
5Old Frenchrode—
6LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
7Proto-Italicrotā—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →