Where does “rūt” come from?
rūt (English) comes from Middle English route, from Middle French route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rūt (English): Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season
Definitions
- Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season
Ancestry of “rūt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | route | route; "a group of people"; the proper condition... |
| 2 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 3 | Old French | route | route |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |