Where does “Ruscus” come from?

Ruscus (Translingual) comes from Latin ruscum, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ruscus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Ruscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruscumbutcher's broom
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Ruscus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Latin ruscum →