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Where does “rúibric” come from?

rúibric (Irish) comes from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrīca, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rúibric (Irish): rubric, heading

Definitions

  1. rubric, heading

Ancestry of “rúibric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrubriquered clay; title of a chapter
2Latinrubrīca—
3Latinruberred ; ruddy
4Proto-Italicruðrosred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rúibric”

  • fo-rúibric
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