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

rusca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gaulish rusca

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

via Gaulish ruskā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishruskā—

Words derived from “rusca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rūskos →Every word from Gaulish rusca →
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