route

English

/ɹuːt/, /ɹuːt/, /ɹʉːt/, /ɹut/

noun
Definitions
  • A course or way which is traveled or passed.
  • A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
  • A road or path; often specifically a highway.
  • (figuratively) One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
  • (historical) One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.
  • (computing) A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English route borrowed from Old French route derived from Latin ruptus, rupta (via) root from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (tear, break, peel, rip).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*Hrewp-

Gloss

tear, break, peel, rip

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泪, 涙

Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲

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