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Where does “ruvido” come from?

ruvido (Italian) comes from Latin rugidus, from Italian ruga, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

ruvido (Italian): rough, coarse

Definitions

  1. rough, coarse

Ancestry of “ruvido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrugidus—
2Italianrugawrinkle, line
3Latinrūga—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “ruvido”

  • arruvidire
  • arruvidimento
  • ruvidamente
  • irruvidire
  • irruvidimento
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