Where does “larouy” come from?

larouy (Mauritian Creole) comes from French rouille, from Old French reoïlle, from Vulgar Latin robicla, from Latin robicula, from Latin rōbīgō, from Latin rōbus, from Proto-Italic rouβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

larouy (Mauritian Creole): rust

Definitions

  1. rust

Ancestry of “larouy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrouillerust; rouille
2Old Frenchreoïlle—
3Vulgar Latinrobicla—
4Latinrobicula—
5Latinrōbīgōrust
6Latinrōbusred
7Proto-Italicrouβos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic rouβos →Every word from Latin rōbus →