Where does “rutile” come from?
Rutile comes from Latin rutilus, meaning reddish or glowing, derived from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-, the root for red.
rutile (English): The most frequent of the three polymorphs of...
Definitions
- The most frequent of the three polymorphs of...
Ancestry of “rutile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rutilus | red; strawberry blonde |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
Words derived from “rutile”