Where does “rutilant” come from?

rutilant (English) comes from Middle English rutilaunt, from Latin rutilāns, from Latin rutilo, from Latin rutilus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rutilant (English): Shining or glowing with a red colour or light

Definitions

  1. Shining or glowing with a red colour or light

Ancestry of “rutilant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrutilauntshining with a gold or red colour
2Latinrutilānsreddening
3LatinrutiloI redden
4Latinrutilusred; strawberry blonde
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Latin rutilus →Every word from Latin rutilo →