Where does “rooibos” come from?
rooibos (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans rooi, from Dutch rooi, from Middle English roye, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
rooibos (Afrikaans): rooibos
Ancestry of “rooibos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | rooi | red |
| 2 | Dutch | rooi | Alternative form of rood |
| 3 | Middle English | roye | — |
| 4 | Old French | roie | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “rooibos”