Where does “rue” come from?
rue (Latin) comes from Latin ruo, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
rue (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...
Definitions
- second-person singular present active imperative...
Ancestry of “rue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ruo | I hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly; I collapse,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |