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

rubrithorax 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 thōrax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthōraxchest, thorax
2Ancient Greekθώραξcorselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós →Every word from Proto-Italic ruðros →