Where does “ruttily” come from?
ruttily (English) comes from English rutty, from English rūt, from Middle English route, from Middle French route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
ruttily (English): In a rutty manner; with ruts
Definitions
- In a rutty manner; with ruts
Ancestry of “ruttily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rutty | Imprinted with ruts; In a rut; Related to a rut;... |
| 2 | English | rūt | — |
| 3 | Middle English | route | route; "a group of people"; the proper condition... |
| 4 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 5 | Old French | route | route |
| 6 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 7 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 8 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |