Where does “ruço” come from?

ruço (Portuguese) comes from Latin rōscidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

ruço (Portuguese): light, brownish grey; dun; grey-haired; having...

Definitions

  1. light, brownish grey; dun; grey-haired; having...

Ancestry of “ruço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrōscidusdewy
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin rōscidus →
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