Where does “Rubus” come from?
Rubus (Translingual) comes from Latin rubus, from Proto-Italic wruðos, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo- — sweetbriar.
Ancestry of “Rubus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rubus | bramble, blackberry bush; a blackberry ,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wruðos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥dʰo- | sweetbriar |
Words derived from “Rubus”