Where does “roure” come from?

roure (Catalan) comes from Latin rōbur, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

roure (Catalan): oak

Definitions

  1. oak

Ancestry of “roure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrōburan oak tree
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

Words derived from “roure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós →Every word from Proto-Italic ruðros →
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