Where does “roxo” come from?
roxo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese roxo, from Latin russeus, from Latin russus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
roxo (Galician): reddish-brown, golden; very hot; redheaded
Definitions
- reddish-brown, golden; very hot; redheaded
Ancestry of “roxo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | roxo | dark red |
| 2 | Latin | russeus | dark red |
| 3 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |