## Etymology
From Old French ruse, reuse ('a turning aside, trick'), from ruser ('to dodge, drive back'), of uncertain origin, possibly from Latin recusare ('to refuse') or rursus ('backward').

## AI Etymology
Ruse comes from Old French ruse, reuse ('a turning aside, trick'), from ruser ('to dodge, drive back'), of uncertain origin, possibly from Latin recusare ('to refuse') or rursus ('backward'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "a trick or stratagem intended to deceive someone", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old French ruse. Related words include rush.

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