Where does “ruttishness” come from?
ruttishness (English) comes from English ruttish, 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.
ruttishness (English): Feeling ruttish; sexual arousal
Definitions
- Feeling ruttish; sexual arousal
Ancestry of “ruttishness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ruttish | Related to a rut; being in a state of sexual... |
| 2 | English | rūt | Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season |
| 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 | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 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 |