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russus.

red (a kind of cheap, coarse red, perhaps such as could be produced with madder; whole circus awnings could be dyed to this color)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈrʊs.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈrus.sus]
  1. red (a kind of cheap, coarse red, perhaps such as could be produced with madder; whole circus awnings could be dyed to this color)

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰ-tós Proto-Italic *russos Latin russus From Proto-Italic *russos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Compare Old East Slavic русъ (rusŭ) (< Proto-Slavic *rusъ < *rudsъ). See also ruber.

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