Where does “rubescent” come from?

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

rubescent (English): turning red; reddening

Definitions

  1. turning red; reddening

Ancestry of “rubescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubescensreddening; reddish
2LatinrubescoI grow or turn red, redden; I blush, redden
3Latinrubeōto be red or ruddy
4Proto-Italicruðēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰéh₁tito be red
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rubescent”

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