Etymology of the English word rubefacient
the English word
rubefacientderived from the Latin word
rubefaciensderived from the Latin word
rubefacere (redden)
derived from the Latin word
rubeus (bramble-, of or produced from bramble; red; red)
derived from the Latin word
ruber (red, ruddy, painted red)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reudh-derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Usage
Word found in Modern English
