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Where does “rubin” come from?

rubin (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin rubinus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rubin (Old French): ruby

Definitions

  1. ruby

Ancestry of “rubin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rubin”

  • rubis
  • robi
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