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The route is proof that the shortest path and the best one rarely shake hands.
means A route is the way you take to get from one place to another, whether a road, a path, or a planned course.
from From Old French 'route,' a road or way, itself from Latin 'rupta'—short for 'via rupta,' meaning a 'broken way,' as in a path forced or broken through wilderness. The same Latin root for breaking (rumpere) gives us 'rupture' and 'route' alike, so a route is, deep down, a way that was broken open for travel.
latin rootFrom rupta, a road literally broken through wilderness
music memoryRoute 66 inspired more songs than most cities
router originInternet routers borrow the road-finding word directly
pronunciation warRhymes with boot or shout, depending who you ask
bird mathMigratory birds optimize routes humans still can't fully model