English
Ru ware
Ru ware comes from Mandarin ^汝.
- Mandarinmodern^汝Rǔ
- EnglishtodayRu ware
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern^汝Rǔ
- EnglishtodayRu ware
Made of the words Ru + ware
Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to watch, keep guard’
Proto-Germanic *warō ‘attention’
Proto-West Germanic *waru
Old English waru
Middle English ware
English ware
The story
Partial calque of Mandarin 汝瓷 (Rǔcí), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汝 (Rǔ), in reference to the town of Ruzhou where it was manufactured.
Every English word from Mandarin ^汝
Today it means
noun A very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin ^汝 / Ru ware