Where does “roxo” come from?
roxo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin russeus, from Latin russus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
roxo (Old Portuguese): dark red
Ancestry of “roxo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | russeus | dark red |
| 2 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
Words derived from “roxo”