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Where does “Rubyist” come from?

Rubyist (English) comes from English Ruby, from Middle English ruby, from Old French rubi, from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Rubyist (English): A user of the Ruby programming language

Definitions

  1. A user of the Ruby programming language

Ancestry of “Rubyist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRubyA curry, short for "Ruby Murray"
2Middle EnglishrubyAlternative form of robben
3Old Frenchrubi—
4Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
5Latinruberred ; ruddy
6Proto-Italicruðrosred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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