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Where does “रट्टा मारना” come from?

रट्टा मारना (Hindi) comes from Hindi रट्टा, from English rote, from Middle English rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

रट्टा मारना (Hindi): to memorize through repetition; to learn by rote...

Definitions

  1. to memorize through repetition; to learn by rote...

Ancestry of “रट्टा मारना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiरट्टा—
2EnglishroteMechanical routine; a fixed, habitual,...
3Middle EnglishroteThe root; The foundation or base of a...
4Old Frenchroterote
5Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
6Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
7Latinrumpō—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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