English
Rouget
Rouget comes from French rouge ‘red’, and goes back to Latin rubeus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErubeus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400roge‘red’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600rouge‘red’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘red’
- EnglishtodayRouget
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErubeus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400roge‘red’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600rouge‘red’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘red’
- EnglishtodayRouget
Linked words
through Latin rubeus
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin rubeus / Rouget