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Where does “rubella” come from?

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

rubella (Latin): nominative feminine singular of rubellus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of rubellus;...

Ancestry of “rubella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubellussomewhat red, reddish
2Latinruberred ; ruddy
3Proto-Italicruðrosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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