English
erubescite
Erubescite comes from Latin ērubēscō ‘to redden’, from rubeō ‘to be red’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-1‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rudʰéh₁ti1‘to be red’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ruðēō1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErubeō2‘to be red’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErubēscō3‘redden’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEērubēscō4‘to redden’
- Englishtodayerubescite4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin rubeo
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin rubesco
- 3 Wiktionary, Latin erubesco
- 4 Wiktionary, English erubescite
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-Wiktionary, Latin rubeo‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rudʰéh₁tiWiktionary, Latin rubeo‘to be red’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ruðēōWiktionary, Latin rubeoreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErubeōWiktionary, Latin rubesco‘to be red’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErubēscōWiktionary, Latin erubesco‘redden’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEērubēscōWiktionary, English erubescite‘to redden’
- EnglishtodayerubesciteWiktionary, English erubescite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’
red, rust, reddish, rowan, rouse, roux, russel, ruddy, redness, corroborate, roan, rubric, russet, robusta, rufous, erythematosus, erythema, rubella, ruddock, 32 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti ‘to be red’
through Latin rubeō ‘to be red’
Today it means
noun Synonym of bornite.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “erubescite”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin rubeo, Latin rubesco, Latin erubesco. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- / erubescite