Where does “rugose” come from?
rugose (Latin) comes from Latin rugosus, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
rugose (Latin): vocative masculine singular of rūgōsus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of rūgōsus
Ancestry of “rugose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rugosus | wrinkled; shrivelled |
| 2 | Latin | rūga | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |