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rubricatus.

red

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ruː.briːˈkaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[rʊ.brɪˈkaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ru.briˈkaː.tus]
  1. red

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. legal, law-related

    adjective · broadly · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Either formed directly from the noun rūbrīca (“red ochre”) + -ātus (“-ed”, adjective-forming suffix), or formed as the perfect passive participle of a verb rū̆brī̆cō (“to paint red”). The length of the vowels in the first two syllables of the verb are uncertain as it has two potential derivations: from the noun rūbrīca + -ō, implying the pronunciation rūbrīcō, or from the adjective ruber (“red”) + -icō, implying the pronunciation rubricō; its formation may perhaps have been reanalyzed over time. The association with the legal field is presumably based on a practice of writing the headings of laws in red.

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