Where does “rufous” come from?

Rufous comes from Latin rufus, meaning reddish or red-colored.

rufous (English): of a reddish colour; A reddish-brown colour, as...

Definitions

  1. of a reddish colour; A reddish-brown colour, as...

Ancestry of “rufous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRūfus—
2Proto-Italic*rouðosred

Words derived from “rufous”

Every word from Proto-Italic *rouðos →Every word from Latin Rūfus →