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Where does “ruberythrinic acid” come from?

ruberythrinic acid (English) comes from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruberythrinic acid (English): An acid extracted from madder root; a yellow...

Definitions

  1. An acid extracted from madder root; a yellow...

Ancestry of “ruberythrinic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruberred ; ruddy
2Proto-Italicruðrosred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →