Where does “rugueux” come from?

rugueux (French) comes from Latin rugosus, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

rugueux (French): rough

Definitions

  1. rough

Ancestry of “rugueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrugosuswrinkled; shrivelled
2Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “rugueux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewp- →Every word from Latin rūga →