Where does “ruta” come from?
ruta (Polish) comes from French route, from Old French rote, 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.
ruta (Polish): rue
Ancestry of “ruta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | route | road; route, way, path |
| 2 | Old French | rote | rote |
| 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 “ruta”