rut

French

noun

Definitions

rut (sexual excitement)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French rut (roar, bellowing, noise) inherited from Latin rugītus (brayed, roared, bellowed, rumbled).

Origin

Latin

rugītus

Gloss

brayed, roared, bellowed, rumbled

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

rut English
*brugitus Latin
*brūgere Latin
rugītus Latin
ruggito Italian
rugi French
rugido Spanish, Castilian
*h₁rewg- Proto-Indo-European
rugido Portuguese
bruit Old French
ruit Old French
rut Old French
rogido Old Portuguese
roydo Old Portuguese
roido Old Spanish

rugi