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
- uproarious; riotous
Ancestry of “routish”, step by step
routish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 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 |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |