Where does “rue” come from?
rue (Venetian) comes from Venetian rua, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
rue (Venetian): plural of rua
Definitions
- plural of rua
Ancestry of “rue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venetian | rua | wheel; tyre; rue |
| 2 | Latin | rota | wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |