Where does “rojor” come from?
rojor (Catalan) comes from Catalan or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
rojor (Catalan): redness
Definitions
- redness
Ancestry of “rojor”, step by step
rojor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | or | gold; or |
| 2 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 3 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 5 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 6 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 7 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via Catalan roig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | roig | red; a red |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ruiu | — |
| 3 | Latin | rubeus | red, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble... |
| 4 | Latin | ruber | red approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |