Where does “ruĝbruna” come from?
ruĝbruna (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ruĝa, from French rouge, from Middle French rouge, from Old French roge, from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós — red.
ruĝbruna (Esperanto): auburn (color)
Definitions
- auburn (color)
Ancestry of “ruĝbruna”, step by step
ruĝbruna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ruĝa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ruĝa | red red colour |
| 2 | French | rouge | red |
| 3 | Middle French | rouge | red |
| 4 | Old French | roge | red |
| 5 | Latin | rubeus | red, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble... |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via Esperanto bruna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bruna | brown |
| 2 | French | brun | brown; brown-haired person |
| 3 | Italian | Bruno | dark gray, almost black |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | brunus | brown, brunet |
| 5 | Frankish | brūn | brown, dark, shiny |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *brūn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |