Etymology

rubella

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Today it means: A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes. Full definition →

Latin rubellus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Latin · borrowed fromrubellus“reddish”
  3. English todayrubella

From Latin rubellus (“reddish”), diminutive of ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

Words from the same roots

Latinrubellus all →

rubellite

Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ- all →

royrustrouserubricruddrubiconerythemarutilant

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