Where does “contrarruta” come from?
contrarruta (Spanish) comes from Spanish ruta, 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- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
contrarruta (Spanish): oncomingly
Definitions
- oncomingly
Ancestry of “contrarruta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ruta | highway; route; path |
| 2 | French | route | road; route, way, path |
| 3 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |