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 rouβosEvery word from Latin rōbus