Etymology Explorer › Translingual

Where does “Rubia” come from?

Rubia (Translingual) comes from Latin rubia, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “Rubia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrubiaA red dye, madder
2Latinruberred ; ruddy
3Proto-Italicruðrosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “Rubia”

  • rubiaceous
  • Rubioideae
  • Rubieae
  • Rubiaceae
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →