Etymology

rubicelle

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Today it means: An orange-red spinel. Full definition →

Latin rubeus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromrubeus“red, reddish”
  2. English todayrubicelle

Compare French rubacelle, rubicelle, from Latin rubeus (“red, reddish”).

Words from the same roots

Latinrubeus all →

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