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Where does “rubiform” come from?

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

rubiform (English): Having the nature or quality of red

Definitions

  1. Having the nature or quality of red

Ancestry of “rubiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubifōrmis—
2Latinruberred ; ruddy
3Proto-Italicruðrosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →