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Where does “rouille” come from?

rouille (French) comes 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.

rouille (French): rust; rouille

Definitions

  1. rust; rouille

Ancestry of “rouille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchreoïlle—
2Vulgar Latinrobicla—
3Latinrobicula—
4Latinrōbīgō—
5Latinrōbus—
6Proto-Italicrouβos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rouille”

  • rouille
  • dérouillage
  • dérouiller
  • enrouiller
  • rouiller
  • antirouille
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