English
russel
Russel comes from Latin russus ‘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*h₁rudʰ-tósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*russosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErussus‘red’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErussulusdiminutive of russus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400roussel
- Englishearliest quotation 1387–1400russel
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErussulusdiminutive of russus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400roussel
- Englishearliest quotation 1387–1400russel
Earliest quotation: 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Tale of the Nonnes Preest: “And dan ruſſel the fox stert up at onys…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’
red, ruby, reddish, rowan, rust, corroborate, ruddy, redness, roan, rubric, erythema, rubella, robusta, rufous, ruddock, rud, 35 more
through Latin russus ‘red’
Today it means
noun A twilled woolen material.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- / russel