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rusca.

bark

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈruːs.ka]Classical-Latin[ˈrus.ka]

  1. bark

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- Proto-Celtic *rukskos Proto-Celtic *rūskos Gaulish rūscabor. Latin rusca Borrowed from Gaulish rūsca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), from *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to dig up”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out”).

noun[ˈruːs.ka]Classical-Latin[ˈrus.ka]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ruscum

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
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