Rouge etymology

English

English word rouge comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-, Latin rubere, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós (Red.)

Etymology of rouge

Detailed word origin of rouge

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
rubere Latin (lat)
*h₁rudʰrós Proto-Indo-European (ine) Red.
*h₁rudʰéh₁ti Proto-Indo-European (ine) To be red.
*ruβros Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Red.
*ruðēō Proto-Italic (itc-pro)
rubeo Latin (lat) I am red or ruddy.. I grow red, redden; color up, blush.
rubeus Latin (lat) Red, reddish (colour).
rouge Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
rouge Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) Red Red.
rouge French (fr) Red (left-wing, socialist). Red (of a red color) Red.
rouge English (en) (ambitransitive) To apply rouge (makeup). Of a reddish pink colour. (Canadian football) A single point awarded when a team kicks the ball out of its opponent's end zone, or when a kicked ball becomes dead within the non-kicking team's end zone. Etymology uncertain; it is thought that in the early years of the sport, a red flag indicated that a single had been scored.. (chemistry, archaic) A [...]

Words with the same origin as rouge

Descendants of *h₁rewdʰ-

red robust ruby rust