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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishRojored colour
2Spanishrojored; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,...
3Latinrusseusdark red
4Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-