Where does “rubrică” come from?
rubrică (Romanian) comes from French rubrique, from Middle French rubrique, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrīca, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
rubrică (Romanian): rubric
Definitions
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Ancestry of “rubrică”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rubrique | category, heading; rubric |
| 2 | Middle French | rubrique | — |
| 3 | Old French | rubrique | red clay; title of a chapter |
| 4 | Latin | rubrīca | red ochre, ruddle red earth for coloring |
| 5 | Latin | ruber | red approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ruðros | red |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰrós | red |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |