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
- The act of becoming red; redness of the skin or...
Ancestry of “erubescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | erubescens | reddening; blushing |
| 2 | Latin | ērubēscō | to redden |
| 3 | Latin | rubesco | I grow or turn red, redden; I blush, redden |
| 4 | Latin | rubeō | to be red or ruddy |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ruðēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰéh₁ti | to be red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |