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

  1. red; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,...

Ancestry of “rojo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrusseusdark red
2Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rojo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-