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rubeus
Latin · ancient
"red"
red, describing the deep red gemstone
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rubi
Old French · medieval
"a deep red precious gemstone"
carried into French gemstone vocabulary
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ruby
English · 1300s
"a deep red precious gemstone"
settled as the English word for the red gemstone
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