Where does “bruit” come from?
bruit (Middle English) 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 (Middle English): commotion, tumult; fame, renown; collective noun...
Definitions
- commotion, tumult; fame, renown; collective noun...
Ancestry of “bruit”, step by step
bruit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French bruit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | bruit | noise; sounds |
| 2 | Latin | rugītus | braying (of a donkey) |
| 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 |
via Anglo-Norman brut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | brut | commotion, tumult; noise, sounds; fame, renown;... |