{"id":23655,"date":"2024-09-11T13:40:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23655"},"modified":"2024-09-11T13:40:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:40:24","slug":"whats-that-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23655","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s that noise?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the Italian word <strong>rumore<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t mean <strong>rumo(u)r<\/strong>, as you might expect, but rather noise, rumble, sound or clatter. Is it connected to the English word <strong>rumo(u)r<\/strong>? Let&#8217;s find out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/blog\/rumour.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Rumore\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rumore<\/strong> comes from Latin <em>r\u016bm\u014drem<\/em> (vague noises, rumours), from <em>r\u016bmor<\/em> (rumo(u)r), hearsay, gossip, rustle, murmur, a murmuring, the voice of the people), from Proto-Italic <em>*roum\u014ds<\/em>, from Proto-Indo-European <em>*h\u2083rewH-<\/em> (to shout, to roar) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/rumore#Italian\">source<\/a>]. A related word in Latin is <strong>r\u016bmusculus<\/strong> (idle gossip) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/rumusculus\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words and expressions in Italian include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>rumoreggiare<\/strong> = to rumble, clamo(u)r<\/li>\n<li><strong>rumoreggiare<\/strong> = to rumble, clamo(u)r<\/li>\n<li><strong>rumorista<\/strong> = noisemaker, foley artist<\/li>\n<li><strong>rumoroso<\/strong> = noisy, loud<\/li>\n<li><strong>rumorosamente<\/strong> = noisily<\/li>\n<li><strong>antirumore<\/strong> = anti-noise, soundproof, noise-cancelling, noise-reducing<\/li>\n<li><strong>un rumore sordo<\/strong> = a thud<\/li>\n<li><strong>rumore bianco<\/strong> = white noise<\/li>\n<li><strong>rumore di sottofondo<\/strong> = background noise<\/li>\n<li><strong>la notizia ha fatto molto rumore<\/strong> =  the news aroused great interest [<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.reverso.net\/italian-english\/rumore\">source<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Words from the same Latin roots include <strong>rumoer<\/strong> (rumo(u)r, noise) in Dutch, <strong>rumo(u)r<\/strong> in English, <strong>rumeur<\/strong> (rumo(u)r) in French, <strong>rumur<\/strong> (rumo(u)r, continuous noise) in Portuguese, and <strong>rumor<\/strong> (rumo(u)r, murmur) in Spanish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/rumor#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>\u0159v\u00e1t<\/strong> (to yell, roar) in Czech, <strong>\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0442\u044c <\/strong> [r\u02b2\u026a\u02c8v\u02b2et\u02b2] (to roar, bellow, howl, cry, weep) in Russian, and possibly <strong>\u03c9\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> [o\u02c8ri.o.me] (to howl) in Greek, and <strong>r\u0101vis<\/strong> (hoarseness) in Latvian [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/h%E2%82%83rewH-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>So the English word <strong>rumo(u)r<\/strong> is related. It means &#8220;A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.&#8221; or &#8220;Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.&#8221;. It used to mean a report, new, information in general, fame, reputation, clamour, din or outcry [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/rumor#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>rumour<\/em> (rumour, gossip, hearsay; a report, tidings, news; loud shouting, noise, din; outcry of protest or disapproval; a disturbance, stir, tumult)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/quod.lib.umich.edu\/m\/middle-english-dictionary\/dictionary\/MED38114\/track?counter=1\">source<\/a>], from Old French <em>rimur<\/em> (noise [produced by an army on the march]), from Latin <em>r\u016bm\u014drem<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnrtl.fr\/definition\/rumeur\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In Old English, the word <em>hl\u00fdd<\/em> meant rumo(u)r or the noise made in discussing an event [<a href=\"https:\/\/bosworthtoller.com\/52808\">source<\/a>], and also noise, sound, tumult, disturbance or dissension. Another word for rumour was <em>hl\u00edsa<\/em>, which also meant sound, fame or glory [<a href=\"https:\/\/old-engli.sh\/dictionary.php\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the Italian word rumore doesn&#8217;t mean rumo(u)r, as you might expect, but rather noise, rumble, sound or clatter. Is it connected to the English word rumo(u)r? Let&#8217;s find out. Rumore comes from Latin r\u016bm\u014drem (vague noises, rumours), from r\u016bmor (rumo(u)r), hearsay, gossip, rustle, murmur, a murmuring, the voice of the people), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,102,104,107,111,118,128,10,15,16,26,33,34,41,45,46,52,64,78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-czech","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-greek","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-latvian","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-old-french","category-portuguese","category-proto-indo-european","category-proto-italic","category-russian","category-spanish","category-words-and-phrases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23655"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23660,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23655\/revisions\/23660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}