Where does “ruxx” come from?

ruxx (Maltese) comes from French rouge, from Middle French rouge, from Old French roge, from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruxx (Maltese): blush, rouge

Definitions

  1. blush, rouge

Ancestry of “ruxx”, step by step

ruxx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French rouge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrougered
2Middle Frenchrougered
3Old Frenchrogered
4Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
5Latinruberred approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment
6Proto-Italicruðrosred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Italian ruche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrucheruche
2Frenchruchehive, beehive; ruffle; flounce; ruche
3Middle Frenchruschebeehive
4Old Frenchruschebeehive
5Latinruscabark; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
6Gaulishrusca
7Proto-Celticrūskosbark
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrósEvery word from Proto-Italic ruðros