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Where does “routish” come from?

routish (English) comes from English rout, from Middle English rout, from Middle English routen, from Middle English route, from Middle French route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

routish (English): uproarious; riotous

Definitions

  1. uproarious; riotous

Ancestry of “routish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroutA group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in...
2Middle Englishrout—
3Middle EnglishroutenTo make a loud noise; To sleep; To rush forward;...
4Middle Englishrouteroute; "a group of people"; the proper condition...
5Middle Frenchrouteroad; military defeat; retreat
6Old Frenchrouteroute
7Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
8Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
9Latinrumpō—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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