Where does “rousseauanism” come from?
rousseauanism (Swedish) comes from English Rousseauan, from English Rousseau, from French rousseau, from French roux, from Old French ros, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
rousseauanism (Swedish): Rousseauism
Definitions
- Rousseauism
Ancestry of “rousseauanism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rousseauan | Alternative form of Rousseauian |
| 2 | English | Rousseau | Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan philosopher |
| 3 | French | rousseau | redhead |
| 4 | French | roux | russet; ginger; redhead |
| 5 | Old French | ros | reed, tooth of a weaver's comb |
| 6 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 7 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 8 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 9 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 11 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 12 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |