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rubor.

redness, blush; modesty, capacity to blush; shame, disgrace, what causes blush;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈrʊ.bɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈruː.bor]

  1. redness

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. blush

    broadly · declension-3 · masculine

  3. modesty

    declension-3 · figuratively · masculine

  4. shame, disgrace

    declension-3 · figuratively · masculine
    Dixit duas res ei rubori fuisse.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti Proto-Italic *ruðēō Latin rubeō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin rubor From rubeō (“to be red, reddish”) + -or.

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