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Where does “rutaceus” come from?

rutaceus (Latin) comes from Latin ruta, from Latin rutus, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

Ancestry of “rutaceus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrutarue; nominative feminine singular of rutus;...
2Latinrutusdug-up, raked up, having been dug-up
3Latinruō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
5Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “rutaceus”

  • rutaceous
  • rutaceo
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