Where does “rousing” come from?
Rousing derives from the English verb rouse, which comes from English carouse, from Middle French carousser, ultimately from Latin rursus meaning "again" and vertere meaning "to turn."
rousing (English): That rouses or excites; present participle of...
Definitions
- That rouses or excites; present participle of...
Ancestry of “rousing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rouse | An arousal; The sounding of a bugle in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | rousen | to shake one's feathers |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | reuser | — |
| 4 | Latin | recuso | I refuse, decline; I object to, reject; I... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |