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Where does “roib” come from?

roib (Romanian) comes from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

roib (Romanian): chestnut, sorrel; chestnut or sorrel horse

Definitions

  1. chestnut, sorrel; chestnut or sorrel horse

Ancestry of “roib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
2Latinruberred ; ruddy
3Proto-Italicruðrosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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