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Where does “robijn” come from?

robijn (Middle Dutch) comes from Medieval Latin rubinus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “robijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinrubinusruby, carbuncle; carbuncle, ruby
2Latinruberred ; ruddy
3Proto-Italicruðrosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “robijn”

  • robijn
  • robijnrood
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