Where does “Rojo” come from?

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

Rojo (Spanish): red colour

Definitions

  1. red colour

Ancestry of “Rojo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Rojo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-