English
rufous
Rufous comes from Latin rūfus ‘red’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rowdʰós‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rouðos‘red’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErūfus‘red’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021rufous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rowdʰós‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rouðos‘red’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErūfus‘red’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021rufous
Earliest quotation: 2021, Daniel I. Stein: “Partners in Flight — a conservation group that tracks…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’
ruby, rowan, rust, corroborate, ruddy, roan, roux, rouse, russel, rubric, rubella, erythema, robusta, russet, ruddock, rud, 34 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós ‘red’
Today it means
adj of a reddish colour
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- / rufous