Where does “autoroutier” come from?
autoroutier (French) comes from French autoroute, from French route, from Old French rote, 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.
autoroutier (French): motorway, highway, freeway; motorway-user,...
Definitions
- motorway, highway, freeway; motorway-user,...
Ancestry of “autoroutier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | autoroute | An expressway, freeway, motorway, highway |
| 2 | French | route | road; route, way, path |
| 3 | Old French | rote | rote |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 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 |