Where does “ruginitură” come from?

ruginitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian rugini, 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.

ruginitură (Romanian): rusty thing

Definitions

  1. rusty thing

Ancestry of “ruginitură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianruginito rust; to corrode
2Romanianruginărust
3Latinaerūgina
4Latinaerūgōrust of copper, verdigris
5Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
6Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
7Proto-Italicajos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyosEvery word from Proto-Italic ajosEvery word from Proto-Italic aos
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