BRUIT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
tell or spread rumors
Example: It was rumored that the next president would be a woman
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "bruit" comes from Old French bruit, which was borrowed from French bruit. It started in Late Latin bragere. Then it appeared in Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewg-. Later, people used it in Latin rugīre. After that, it was Late Latin brugere. Over time, it became Old French bruit. Finally, it reached Anglo-Norman brut. It started in Middle English bruit. Many other languages have similar words:.
- French: bruit
- Catalan: brogir
- Old Occitan: bruir
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.