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- Proto-Indo-European*h₁roug-h₂-
- Proto-Italic*rougā
- Latinrūga
- English todayruga
Borrowed from Latin rūga (“a crease in the face, wrinkle”).
Words from the same roots
Latinrūga all →
ruana
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ruga
Today it means: A fold, crease or wrinkle. Full definition →
Latin rūga ← Proto-Italic *rougā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁roug-h₂-