Where does “faktaruta” come from?

faktaruta (Swedish) comes from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

faktaruta (Swedish): a fact box

Definitions

  1. a fact box

Ancestry of “faktaruta”, step by step

faktaruta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ruta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
2Middle Low Germanrūte—
3Old High Germanrūta—
4Latinrūtarue bitter herb
5Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

via Swedish faktum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfaktuma fact
2Latinfactumfact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →