Where does “маршрутка” come from?
маршрутка (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.
Ancestry of “маршрутка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | rote |
| 7 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 8 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 9 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “маршрутка”