Where does “rojo” come from?

rojo (Esperanto) comes from English arroyo, from Spanish arroyo, from Vulgar Latin arrugium, from Latin arrugia, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

rojo (Esperanto): brook, rivulet

Definitions

  1. brook, rivulet

Ancestry of “rojo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharroyoA dry creek or streambed, a gulch which...
2Spanisharroyostream, brook, creek
3Vulgar Latinarrugium—
4LatinarrugiaA shaft and pit in a goldmine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Latin arrugia →