English word ruby comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-, Latin -inus, Latin rubere, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós (Red.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *h₁rewdʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| -inus | Latin (lat) | Of or pertaining to; -ine; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin. |
| 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) Of or pertaining to the bramble bush. |
| rubinus | Malayalam (mal) | |
| rubinus | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) carbuncle, ruby. |
| rubin | Jèrriais (nrf) | |
| rubin | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Ruby (gemstone). |
| ruby | English (en) | Of a deep red colour. (obsolete) A red spinel.. (uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.. A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.. A deep red colour.. A red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra.. A ruby hummer, a South American hummingbird, Clytolaema rubricauda. (transitive, poetic) To make red; to redden. |