Where does “rojo” come from?
rojo (Spanish) comes from Latin russeus, from Latin russus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
rojo (Spanish): red; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,...
Definitions
- red; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,...
Ancestry of “rojo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | russeus | dark red |
| 2 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
Words derived from “rojo”