Where does “mouron rouge” come from?
mouron rouge (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
mouron rouge (French): scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
Definitions
- scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
Ancestry of “mouron rouge”, step by step
mouron rouge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French rouge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rouge | red |
| 2 | Middle French | rouge | red |
| 3 | Old French | roge | red |
| 4 | Latin | rubeus | red, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble... |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |