Where does “ruuta” come from?

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

ruuta (Finnish): rue plant of the genus Ruta

Definitions

  1. rue plant of the genus Ruta

Ancestry of “ruuta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ruuta

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτήEvery word from Latin rūtaEvery word from Old High German rūta
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