Where does “rugini” come from?
rugini (Romanian) comes from Romanian rugină, from Latin aerūgina, from Latin aerūgō, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.
rugini (Romanian): to rust; to corrode
Ancestry of “rugini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | rugină | rust |
| 2 | Latin | aerūgina | — |
| 3 | Latin | aerūgō | — |
| 4 | Latin | aes | money, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aos | bronze, copper |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ajos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éyos | a metal, copper, bronze |