myEtymology.com: French etymology of rubis

Etymology of the French word rubis

the French word rubis

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-

Dutch robijn, English ruby, German Rubin, Italian rubino, Lithuanian rubinas, Norwegian rubin, Russian pyбин, Spanish rubi, Swedish rubin