Where does “Rojo” come from?
Rojo comes from Spanish rojo, derived from Latin russus meaning "red," which traces to Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- meaning "red."
Ancestry of “Rojo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Rojo | — |
| 2 | Spanish | rojo | red; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,... |
| 3 | Latin | russeus | dark red |
| 4 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |