Where does “ruutmiil” come from?

ruutmiil (Estonian) comes from Estonian ruut, from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

ruutmiil (Estonian): square mile

Definitions

  1. square mile

Ancestry of “ruutmiil”, step by step

ruutmiil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ruut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianruutsquare
2Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
3Middle Low Germanrūte—
4Old High Germanrūta—
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

via Estonian miil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmiilmile unit of measure
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →