Where does “rugi” come from?

rugi (French) comes from Latin rugītus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

rugi (French): past participle of rugir

Definitions

  1. past participle of rugir

Ancestry of “rugi”, step by step

rugi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rugītus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrugītusbraying (of a donkey)
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via French rugir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrugirto roar
2Latinrugiōto roar, bellow; rumble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewg-to belch; to roar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin rugītus →