Where does “rubrician” come from?

rubrician (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.

rubrician (English): One skilled in, or tenaciously adhering to, the...

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One skilled in, or tenaciously adhering to, the...

Ancestry of “rubrician”, step by step

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	—
6	Latin	ruber	red ; ruddy
7	Proto-Italic	ruðros	red
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁rudʰrós	red
9	Proto-Indo-European	h₁rewdʰ-	red

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