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Where does “rudite” come from?

rudite (Middle English) comes from Latvian ruds, from Proto-Balto-Slavic raud, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “rudite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrudsred, red-haired; reddish yellow, brownish yellow...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicraud—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rudite”

  • rude
  • rudesby
  • rudery
  • rudeboy
  • unrude
  • ruden
  • rudie
  • rudity
  • rudeling
  • rudesome
  • rudeful
  • overrude
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