Where does “ruta” come from?

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

ruta (Swedish): square, tile; windowpane; panel

Definitions

  1. square, tile; windowpane; panel

Ancestry of “ruta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrūte—
2Old High Germanrūta—
3Latinrūtarue bitter herb
4Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

Words derived from “ruta”

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →