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Where does “roguement” come from?

roguement (French) comes from French rogue, from Middle French rogue, from Old French rogre, from Old Norse hrókr, from Old French roc, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw' — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

roguement (French): haughtily, contemptuously; roguishly

Definitions

  1. haughtily, contemptuously; roguishly

Ancestry of “roguement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrogueroe; haughty; contemptuous
2Middle Frenchroguearrogant; haughty
3Old Frenchrogreaggressive
4Old Norsehrókrrook; rook, castle
5Old Frenchrocrook
6Arabicرُخّ—
7Persianرخrook; cheek; face
8Middle Persianlhw'rook, castle
9Sanskritरथchariot, car, especially a two-wheeled...
10Proto-Indo-IranianHrátʰaschariot
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrót-h₂-os—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
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