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Where does “روج” come from?

روج (Hijazi Arabic) comes from French rouge, from Middle French rouge, from Old French roge, from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

روج (Hijazi Arabic): lipstick; lip gloss; to circulate, to propagate,...

Definitions

  1. lipstick; lip gloss; to circulate, to propagate,...

Ancestry of “روج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrougered
2Middle Frenchrougered
3Old Frenchrogered
4Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
5Latinruberred ; ruddy
6Proto-Italicruðrosred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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