Where does “Coffea robusta” come from?
Coffea robusta (New Latin) comes from Latin robusta, from Latin robustus, from Latin robur, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
Ancestry of “Coffea robusta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | robusta | nominative feminine singular of rōbustus;... |
| 2 | Latin | robustus | of oak, oaken; hard, firm, solid, robust |
| 3 | Latin | robur | a kind of hard oak; hardness; strength |
| 4 | Latin | ruber | red approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |