Where does “rubywood” come from?
rubywood (English) comes from English Ruby, from Middle English ruby, from Old French rubi, from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
rubywood (English): red sandalwood, Pterocarpus santalinus
Definitions
- red sandalwood, Pterocarpus santalinus
Ancestry of “rubywood”, step by step
rubywood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ruby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ruby | A curry, short for "Ruby Murray" |
| 2 | Middle English | ruby | Alternative form of robben |
| 3 | Old French | rubi | — |
| 4 | Latin | rubeus | red, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble... |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |