Where does “маршру́тка” come from?
маршру́тка (Russian) comes from Russian маршру́тное такси́, from Russian маршру́т, from German Marschroute, from German Route, from French route, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
маршру́тка (Russian): marshrutka, minibus, fixed route taxi, (small) shuttle bus
Definitions
- marshrutka, minibus, fixed route taxi, (small) shuttle bus
Ancestry of “маршру́тка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | маршру́тное такси́ | routed taxicab |
| 2 | Russian | маршру́т | route |
| 3 | German | Marschroute | route of marching; line of approach, tactics |
| 4 | German | Route | route |
| 5 | French | route | road; route, way, path |
| 6 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 7 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 8 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 9 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |