Where does “rōbur” come from?

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

rōbur (Latin): an oak tree

Definitions

  1. an oak tree

Ancestry of “rōbur”, step by step

rōbur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ruber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruberred approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment
2Proto-Italicruðrosred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Latin rōbus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrōbusred
2Proto-Italicrouβos—

Words derived from “rōbur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós →Every word from Proto-Italic ruðros →