Where does “rubelit” come from?

rubelit (Romanian) comes from English rubellite, from Latin rubellus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rubelit (Romanian): rubellite

Definitions

  1. rubellite

Ancestry of “rubelit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubelliteA red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a...
2Latinrubellussomewhat red, reddish
3Latinruberred approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment
4Proto-Italicruðrosred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-