Where does “routous” come from?
routous (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.
routous (English): With that violation of law called a rout
Definitions
- With that violation of law called a rout
Ancestry of “routous”, step by step
routous 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 ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |