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Where does “rusc” come from?

rusc (Catalan) comes from Catalan rusca, from Late Latin rusca, from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

rusc (Catalan): beehive

Definitions

  1. beehive

Ancestry of “rusc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanrusca—
2Late Latinruscabark; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
3Gaulishrusca—
4Proto-Celticrūskosbark
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig
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