Where does “bruit” come from?
bruit (French) comes from Old French bruit, from Latin rugītus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
bruit (French): a noise; a rumor or report
Definitions
- a noise; a rumor or report
Ancestry of “bruit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | bruit | noise; sounds |
| 2 | Latin | rugītus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “bruit”