Where does “рубрика” come from?

рубрика (Bulgarian) comes from Latin rubrīca, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

рубрика (Bulgarian): caption, heading; program, broadcast

Definitions

  1. caption, heading; program, broadcast

Ancestry of “рубрика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubrīcared ochre, ruddle red earth for coloring
2Latinruberred approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment
3Proto-Italicruðrosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrósEvery word from Proto-Italic ruðros