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Where does “rufobrunneous” come from?

rufobrunneous (English) comes from English brunneous, from Medieval Latin brunneus, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

rufobrunneous (English): Of a dark reddish-brown colour

Definitions

  1. Of a dark reddish-brown colour

Ancestry of “rufobrunneous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrunneousOf a dark brown colour
2Medieval Latinbrunneusbrown
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
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