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Where does “rambunctiously” come from?

rambunctiously (English) comes from English rambunctious, from English rumbustious, from English robustious, from English robust, from Latin rōbustus, from Latin rōbur, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros — red.

rambunctiously (English): In a rambunctious manner

Definitions

  1. In a rambunctious manner

Ancestry of “rambunctiously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrambunctiousBoisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to...
2EnglishrumbustiousBoisterous and unruly
3Englishrobustiousboisterous
4EnglishrobustEvincing strength and health; strong; Violent;...
5Latinrōbustus—
6Latinrōbur—
7Latinruberred ; ruddy
8Proto-Italicruðrosred
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →