Where does “rusto” come from?
rusto (Esperanto) comes from English rust, from Middle English rust, from Old English rūst, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
rusto (Esperanto): rust
Ancestry of “rusto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rust | The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a... |
| 2 | Middle English | rust | — |
| 3 | Old English | rūst | rust |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rustaz | rust |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rudʰso- | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
Words derived from “rusto”