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Where does “rútilo” come from?

rútilo (Portuguese) comes from Latin rutilus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rútilo (Portuguese): shining intensely; dazzling

Definitions

  1. shining intensely; dazzling

Ancestry of “rútilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrutilusred; strawberry blonde
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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