Where does “ruĝgorĝulo” come from?

ruĝgorĝulo (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.

ruĝgorĝulo (Esperanto): robin

Definitions

  1. robin

Ancestry of “ruĝgorĝulo”, step by step

ruĝgorĝulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ruĝa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoruĝared red colour
2Frenchrougered
3Middle Frenchrougered
4Old Frenchrogered
5Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
6Latinruberred approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment
7Proto-Italicruðrosred
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Esperanto gorĝo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogorĝothroat
2Frenchgorgethroat; breast; gorge
3Middle Frenchgorgethroat
4Old Frenchgorgethroat
5Latingurga—
6LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós →Every word from Proto-Italic ruðros →