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Where does “roil” come from?

roil (English) comes from Middle French rouiller, from Old French rouil, from Vulgar Latin robicula, from Latin rōbīgō, from Latin rōbus, from Proto-Italic rouβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

roil (English): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or...

Definitions

  1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or...

Ancestry of “roil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrouillerto rust
2Old Frenchrouilrust
3Vulgar Latinrobicula—
4Latinrōbīgō—
5Latinrōbus—
6Proto-Italicrouβos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “roil”

  • rile
  • roily
  • roilsome
  • rilesome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →