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Where does “erubescite” come from?

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

erubescite (English): Synonym of bornite

Definitions

  1. Synonym of bornite

Ancestry of “erubescite”, step by step

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