Etymology of the English word rubiaceous
the English word
rubiaceousderived from the New Latin word
Rubiaceaederived from the New Latin word
Rubiaderived from the Classical Latin word
rubia (red dye)
derived from the Latin word
ruber (red, ruddy, painted red)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reudh-Date
The earliest known usage of rubiaceous in English dates from the 19th century.
