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Where does “ruta” come from?
ruta (Italian) comes from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.
ruta
(Italian): rue
Definitions
rue
Ancestry of “ruta”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
rūta
rue bitter herb
2
Ancient Greek
ῥυτή
rue
Words derived from “ruta”
rute
rutato
Ruta
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