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Where does “ruber” come from?

ruber (New Latin) comes from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruber (New Latin): red ; ruddy

Definitions

  1. red ; ruddy

Ancestry of “ruber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicruðrosred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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