Where does “route” come from?
route (Middle English) comes from Middle French route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
route (Middle English): route; "a group of people"; the proper condition...
Definitions
- route; "a group of people"; the proper condition...
Ancestry of “route”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 2 | Old French | route | route |
| 3 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 4 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 5 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “route”