rufus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) red (in the most general sense, of all shades, and including orange)
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) red-haired

Sinonieme

ruber

russus

rubicundus

rubidus

vermiculus

rubeus

russeus

rubrum

rubens

Vertalings

red

rot

rouge

rosso

vermelho

rojo

roig

rood

أحمر

vermell

κόκκινος

sor

testarossa

roux

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈruː.fʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Italic *rouðos. The medial -f- indicates a borrowing from a Sabellic language such as Oscan 𐌓𐌖𐌚𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (rufriis), Umbrian 𐌓𐌖𐌚𐌓𐌖 (rufru), or from a sister variety such as Faliscan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). It might have penetrated urban Latin by virtue of the fact that it was used as an attribute for oxen sold in the markets in Rome. The word rōbus, which ended up being limited to oxen instead, represents the regular outcome of the same etymon.