Where does “rutilate” come from?

rutilate (English) comes from Latin rutilo, from Latin rutilus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rutilate (English): To shine; to emit rays of light

Definitions

  1. To shine; to emit rays of light

Ancestry of “rutilate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrutiloI redden
2Latinrutilusred; strawberry blonde
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Latin rutilus →Every word from Latin rutilo →