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Where does “rubéola” come from?

rubéola (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin rubeolum, from Latin rubellus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rubéola (Portuguese): rubella; feminine singular of rubéolo

Definitions

  1. rubella; feminine singular of rubéolo

Ancestry of “rubéola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrubeolum—
2Latinrubellussomewhat red, reddish
3Latinruberred ; ruddy
4Proto-Italicruðrosred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rubéola”

  • antirrubéola
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