Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗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. · One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
From Middle English route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta [via] (literally “a path made by force”). Compare Modern French route. See routine. Further via Latin ruptus related with bankrupt. Unrelated to road.
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