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Where does “rubeola” come from?

rubeola (Spanish) comes from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rubeola (Spanish): rubella

Definitions

  1. rubella

Ancestry of “rubeola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
2Latinruberred ; ruddy
3Proto-Italicruðrosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rubeola”

  • rubeola
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