Where does “ruggine” come from?

ruggine (Italian) comes from Latin aerūgō, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

ruggine (Italian): rust; rust-coloured

Definitions

  1. rust; rust-coloured

Ancestry of “ruggine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaerūgōrust of copper, verdigris
2Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
3Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
4Proto-Italicajos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “ruggine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos →Every word from Proto-Italic ajos →Every word from Proto-Italic aos →