Etymology Explorer
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Where does “rúta” come from?
rúta (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German rūde, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.
Ancestry of “rúta”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Low German
rūde
—
2
Latin
rūta
rue bitter herb
3
Ancient Greek
ῥυτή
rue
Words derived from “rúta”
rude
Rúða
ruder
butiksrude
Rúðuborg
ruter
rúðupiss
rúðuþurrka
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