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Rousseau
Rousseau comes from French Rousseau, from roux ‘redhead’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rudʰ-tósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*russosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErussus‘red’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ros
- Frenchc. 1600–presentroux‘redhead’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentRousseau
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rudʰ-tósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*russosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErussus‘red’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ros
- Frenchc. 1600–presentroux‘redhead’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentRousseau
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’
red, ruby, rust, reddish, rowan, ruddy, corroborate, redness, rubric, rubella, roan, erythema, rud, ruddock, rufous, robusta, russet, 34 more
through Latin russus ‘red’
through Old French ros
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- / Rousseau