Where does “unrubrical” come from?
unrubrical (English) comes from English rubrical, from English rubric, from Old French rubriche, from Middle French rubrique, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrīca, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros — red.
unrubrical (English): Not rubrical
Definitions
- Not rubrical
Ancestry of “unrubrical”, step by step
unrubrical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rubrical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rubrical | Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a rubric |
| 2 | English | rubric | A heading in a book highlighted in red; A title... |
| 3 | Old French | rubriche | — |
| 4 | Middle French | rubrique | — |
| 5 | Old French | rubrique | red clay; title of a chapter |
| 6 | Latin | rubrīca | red ochre, ruddle red earth for coloring |
| 7 | Latin | ruber | red approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |