Where does “sonrojar” come from?
sonrojar (Spanish) comes from Spanish Rojo, from Spanish rojo, from Latin russeus, from Latin russus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
sonrojar (Spanish): to cause to blush
Ancestry of “sonrojar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Rojo | — |
| 2 | Spanish | rojo | red; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,... |
| 3 | Latin | russeus | dark red |
| 4 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |