Etymograph

English

rubellite

Rubellite comes from Latin rubellus ‘reddish’, from ruber ‘red’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-1‘red’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rudʰrós2‘red’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ruðros2‘red’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEruber3‘red’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErubellus4‘reddish’
  6. Englishtodayrubellite4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin ruber
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Latin rubellus
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English rubellite

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós‘red’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rudʰrósWiktionary, Latin ruber‘red’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ruðrosWiktionary, Latin ruber‘red’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEruberWiktionary, Latin rubellus‘red’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErubellusWiktionary, English rubellite‘reddish’
  6. EnglishtodayrubelliteWiktionary, English rubellite

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’

red, ruby, rust, reddish, rowan, rouse, roux, redness, ruddy, corroborate, roan, russel, russet, erythema, robusta, rufous, rud, ruddock, 33 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós ‘red’

erythematosus, 10 more

through Latin ruber ‘red’

rubric, 7 more

Today it means

noun A red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a gemstone.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rubellite”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós, Latin ruber, Latin rubellus. 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- / rubellite

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