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Where does “enrouiller” come from?

enrouiller (French) comes from French rouille, from Old French reoïlle, from Vulgar Latin robicla, from Latin robicula, from Latin rōbīgō, from Latin rōbus, from Proto-Italic rouβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

enrouiller (French): to rust, rust up

Definitions

  1. to rust, rust up

Ancestry of “enrouiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrouillerust; rouille
2Old Frenchreoïlle—
3Vulgar Latinrobicla—
4Latinrobicula—
5Latinrōbīgō—
6Latinrōbus—
7Proto-Italicrouβos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →