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Where does “rouil” come from?

rouil (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin robicula, from Latin rōbīgō, from Latin rōbus, from Proto-Italic rouβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rouil (Old French): rust

Definitions

  1. rust

Ancestry of “rouil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrobicula—
2Latinrōbīgō—
3Latinrōbus—
4Proto-Italicrouβos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rouil”

  • rile
  • roil
  • roily
  • roilsome
  • rilesome
  • rouiller
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →