Where does “ruĝeco” come from?
ruĝeco (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.
ruĝeco (Esperanto): redness
Definitions
- redness
Ancestry of “ruĝeco”, step by step
| 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 |