myEtymology.com: French etymology of route

Etymology of the French word route

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-

English rut, English route, Romanian rută, Spanish ruta

Dutch route, English route, German Route, Norwegian rute, Spanish ruta, Swedish rutt

Word found in Old French