Re: [tied] Words with nucleus *-eu- & *-ou-

alexandru_mg3 wrote:

>
> There are also some flowers with the name ruscuTa in Romanian:
> Adonis autumnalis, Adonis vernalis and Adonis flammea with unknown
> etymology in DEX http://dexonline.ro/search.php?cuv=ruscuta&source=,
> that contained the root *ru:s 'red' in there names
>
> Image of Adonis autumnalis
> http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=Adonis%
> 20autumnalis&sa=N&tab=wi
>
> There is also:
> Oaie ruscã -> 'sheep with a grey-red color'
>
> Marius

maybe "rushine" (shame) is a derivate of the same root too. This word
could not be derived from any Latin source thus the word was considered
to be seen in relation with Latin "roseus".

Alex