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Where does “rougeaud” come from?

rougeaud (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.

rougeaud (French): red-faced

Definitions

  1. red-faced

Ancestry of “rougeaud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrougered
2Middle Frenchrougered
3Old Frenchrogered
4Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
5Latinruberred ; ruddy
6Proto-Italicruðrosred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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