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
- Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a rubric
Ancestry of “rubrical”, step by step
rubrical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rubric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rubric | A heading in a book highlighted in red; A title... |
| 2 | Old French | rubriche | — |
| 3 | Middle French | rubrique | — |
| 4 | Old French | rubrique | red clay; title of a chapter |
| 5 | Latin | rubrīca | red ochre, ruddle red earth for coloring |
| 6 | Latin | ruber | red approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |