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Where does “rubrica” come from?

rubrica (Italian) comes from Latin rubrīca, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rubrica (Italian): rubric; notebook; column or page

Definitions

  1. rubric; notebook; column or page

Ancestry of “rubrica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubrīca—
2Latinruberred ; ruddy
3Proto-Italicruðrosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rubrica”

  • rubricista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →