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

routish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rout

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
9Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti