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Where does “erubescence” come from?

erubescence (English) comes from Latin erubescens, from Latin ērubēscō, from Latin rubesco, from Latin rubeō, from Proto-Italic ruðēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰéh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

erubescence (English): The act of becoming red; redness of the skin or...

Definitions

  1. The act of becoming red; redness of the skin or...

Ancestry of “erubescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerubescensreddening; blushing
2Latinērubēscō—
3LatinrubescoI grow or turn red, redden; I blush, redden
4Latinrubeō—
5Proto-Italicruðēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰéh₁tito be red
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →