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

Definitions

  1. dark red

Ancestry of “roxo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrusseusdark red
2Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “roxo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Latin russus →Every word from Latin russeus →