Where does “பீட்ரூட்” come from?
பீட்ரூட் (Tamil) comes from English beetroot, from English root, from Middle English rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
பீட்ரூட் (Tamil): beet, beetroot
Definitions
- beet, beetroot
Ancestry of “பீட்ரூட்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beetroot | A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable... |
| 2 | English | root | The part of a plant, generally underground, that... |
| 3 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 4 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |