[ ru:t ]
■ noun
1》 a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination.
↘the line of a road, path, railway, etc.
2》 N. Amer. a round travelled in delivering, selling, or collecting goods.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing or routing , ~d ) send or direct along a specified course.
Origin
ME: from OFr. rute 'road', from L. rupta (via) 'broken (way)', feminine past participle of rumpere .