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Where does “irrubrical” come from?

irrubrical (English) comes from English rubrical, from English rubric, from Old French rubriche, from Middle French rubrique, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrīca, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros — red.

irrubrical (English): Contrary to the rubric; not rubrical

Definitions

  1. Contrary to the rubric; not rubrical

Ancestry of “irrubrical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubricalOf, pertaining to, or in the nature of a rubric
2EnglishrubricA heading in a book highlighted in red; A title...
3Old Frenchrubriche—
4Middle Frenchrubrique—
5Old Frenchrubriquered clay; title of a chapter
6Latinrubrīca—
7Latinruberred ; ruddy
8Proto-Italicruðrosred
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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