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Where does “rusca” come from?

rusca (Medieval Latin) comes from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

rusca (Medieval Latin): bark

Definitions

  1. bark

Ancestry of “rusca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishrusca—
2Proto-Celticrūskosbark
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig

Words derived from “rusca”

  • ruched
  • ruche
  • ruching
  • ruche
  • ruche
  • rucher
  • Rüsche
  • berüscht
  • ruche
  • rueûtchie
  • rueûque
  • rusche
  • rusca
  • rusca
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