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Where does “rubiculus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rubiculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
2Latinruberred ; ruddy
3Proto-Italicruðrosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rubiculus”

  • rovell
  • rovellar
  • rovilh
  • rovilhar
  • robiclu(s)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →