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Where does “semirutus” come from?

semirutus (Latin) comes from Latin rutus, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

semirutus (Latin): half-demolished

Definitions

  1. half-demolished

Ancestry of “semirutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrutusdug-up, raked up, having been dug-up
2Latinruō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
4Proto-Indo-European-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →