Where does “rubus” come from?

rubus (English) comes from Latin rubus, from Proto-Italic wruðos, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo- — sweetbriar.

rubus (English): Any of the genus "Rubus" of flowering plants,...

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus "Rubus" of flowering plants,...

Ancestry of “rubus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubusbramble, blackberry bush
2Proto-Italicwruðos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰo-sweetbriar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo-