Where does “russ” come from?
russ (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin depositurus, from Latin dēpōnō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
russ (Norwegian Nynorsk): last-semester high school student (or student at an institution of a similar education level), particularly one that takes part in associated celebrations and activities (often including heavily consuming alcohol)
Definitions
- last-semester high school student (or student at an institution of a similar education level), particularly one that takes part in associated celebrations and activities (often including heavily consuming alcohol)
Ancestry of “russ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | depositurus | Which is to be deposited |
| 2 | Latin | dēpōnō | to lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |