Etymology of the English word rookie
the English word
rookiederived from the English word
recruitderived from the French word
recruterderived from the French word
recruederived from the French word
recroîtrederived from the French word
croîtrederived from the Old French word
creistrederived from the Latin word
crescere (to grow; come forth, to be; arise; thrive, increase)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-using the Old French prefix
re-derived from the French word
recruteDate
The earliest known usage of rookie in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
