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Where does “Rubin” come from?

Rubin (German) comes from Latin rubīnus, from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Rubin (German): ruby

Definitions

  1. ruby

Ancestry of “Rubin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubīnus—
2Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
3Latinruberred ; ruddy
4Proto-Italicruðrosred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “Rubin”

  • rubinrot
  • rubin
  • rubinok
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →