English
rubigo
Rubigo comes from Latin rōbīgō ‘rust (on metals)’, and goes back to rōbus ‘red’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErōbus‘red’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErōbīgōas rūbīgō‘rust (on metals)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1804rubigo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErōbus‘red’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErōbīgōas rūbīgō‘rust (on metals)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1804rubigo
Earliest quotation: 1804, Annals of agriculture and other useful a: “Dr. Darwin supposes that the rubigo which shows itself…”
Linked words
through Latin rōbus ‘red’
Today it means
noun rust (fungal disease of plants)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin rōbus / rubigo