Where does “rubus” come from?

rubus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wruðos, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo- — sweetbriar.

rubus (Latin): bramble, blackberry bush

Definitions

  1. bramble, blackberry bush

Ancestry of “rubus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwruðos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰo-sweetbriar

Words derived from “rubus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo- →
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