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
Ancestry of “routish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rout | A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in... |
| 2 | Middle English | rout | — |
| 3 | Middle English | routen | To make a loud noise; To sleep; To rush forward;... |
| 4 | Middle English | route | route; "a group of people"; the proper condition... |
| 5 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 6 | Old French | route | route |
| 7 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 8 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 9 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |