Where does “rotyngnesse” come from?
rotyngnesse (Middle English) comes from Middle English rotynge, from Middle English roten, 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.
rotyngnesse (Middle English): Necrosis or putrefaction; The state of being gangrenous, infected or festering
Definitions
- Necrosis or putrefaction; The state of being gangrenous, infected or festering
Ancestry of “rotyngnesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rotynge | Rotting or decomposition; the situation where... |
| 2 | Middle English | roten | To decompose; to make or become rotten or spoiled |
| 3 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 4 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |