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Where does “rubrical” come from?

rubrical (English) comes from English rubric, from Old French rubriche, from Middle French rubrique, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrīca, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós — red.

rubrical (English): Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a rubric

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a rubric

Ancestry of “rubrical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubricA heading in a book highlighted in red; A title...
2Old Frenchrubriche—
3Middle Frenchrubrique—
4Old Frenchrubriquered clay; title of a chapter
5Latinrubrīca—
6Latinruberred ; ruddy
7Proto-Italicruðrosred
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rubrical”

  • irrubrical
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