Where does “routier” come from?
routier (Middle French) 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.
routier (Middle French): brigand; mercenary soldier
Definitions
- brigand; mercenary soldier
Ancestry of “routier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 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 |