Where does “ruderalis” come from?
ruderalis (Translingual) comes from Latin ruderalis, from Latin rudus, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
ruderalis (Translingual): A species descriptor
Ancestry of “ruderalis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ruderalis | Pertaining to rubble, or post-catastrophic... |
| 2 | Latin | rudus | lump; tile; debris, rubble |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |