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Where does “rubrithorax” come from?

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

rubrithorax (Latin): having a ruddy thorax

Definitions

  1. having a ruddy thorax

Ancestry of “rubrithorax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruberred ; ruddy
2Proto-Italicruðrosred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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