Where does “rota” come from?
rota (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish روطه, from Italian rotta, from Italian rompere, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rota (Turkish): route, course, heading
Definitions
- route, course, heading
Ancestry of “rota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | روطه | — |
| 2 | Italian | rotta | feminine singular of rotto; rout, defeat; course,... |
| 3 | Italian | rompere | to break; to screw with, to be a pain in the ass |
| 4 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |