Roots / *h₁rewdʰ-mn̥-
h₁rewdʰ-mn̥- “redness, ruddy color” Widely accepted color material
rubric, ruby, rouge, erythrocyte
At a Glance
Reconstruction h₁rewdʰ-mn̥- Meaning “redness, ruddy color” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field color, material Nominal of *h₁rewdʰ- giving Latin rubrīca, English rubric, ruby, rouge, Greek erythros > erythrocyte.
bʰerdʰ- “to cut, split, separate” bʰerǵ-s- “to protect by enclosing” bʰlēg- “to shine, to gleam, to burn” bʰleh₁-wo- “yellow, golden-hued” bʰlewk- “to shine, to flash white” bʰreg-mn̥ “that which breaks, fragment” deru- “tree, wood, to be firm” dʰeh₁-gʷʰ- “to burn, to be warm, dark from burning” related entry