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Etymology of the English word routine

the English word routine
derived from the Old French word routine
derived from the Old French word route
derived from the Vulgar Latin word rupta
derived from the Latin word ruptus
derived from the Late Latin word rumpere (break; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *reup-

Date

The earliest known usage of routine in English dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in English

routineer, routinism, routinize, subroutine

Cognates

Dutch routine, German Routine, Norwegian rutine, Swedish rutin

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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