Where does “rubescently” come from?

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

rubescently (English): In a rubescent manner

Definitions

  1. In a rubescent manner

Ancestry of “rubescently”, step by step

rubescently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rubescent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrubescentturning red; reddening
2Latinrubescensreddening; reddish
3LatinrubescoI grow or turn red, redden; I blush, redden
4Latinrubeōto be red or ruddy
5Proto-Italicruðēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰéh₁tito be red
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →