Where does “roustabout” come from?
roustabout (English) comes from English roust, from English rouse, from Middle English rousen, from Anglo-Norman reuser, from Latin recuso, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
roustabout (English): an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield,...
Definitions
- an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield,...
Ancestry of “roustabout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | roust | to rout out of bed; to rouse; To harass, to treat... |
| 2 | English | rouse | An arousal; The sounding of a bugle in the... |
| 3 | Middle English | rousen | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | reuser | — |
| 5 | Latin | recuso | I refuse, decline; I object to, reject; I... |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “roustabout”