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rubeus
Latin · ancient
"red"
red, the root of the French word for the color
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rouge
French · medieval
"red"
settled in French as the standard word for the color red
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rouge
English · 1750s
"a reddish cosmetic for the cheeks"
narrowed in English to mean a reddish cosmetic for the cheeks
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