Where does “Rojigualda” come from?

Rojigualda (Spanish) comes from Spanish Rojo, from Spanish rojo, from Latin russeus, from Latin russus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Rojigualda (Spanish): the flag of Spain

Definitions

  1. the flag of Spain

Ancestry of “Rojigualda”, step by step

Rojigualda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Rojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishRojored colour
2Spanishrojored; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,...
3Latinrusseusdark red
4Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Spanish gualdo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgualdogolden yellow
2Proto-Germanic*waizdazwoad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-Every word from Latin russusEvery word from Latin russeus