light(-haired), blond, red · yellow, red, light-colored, bright (somewhat like a strong grade of rūfus)
köken: Possibly either: * from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂réw-ti-s ~ *h₂ru-téy-s, from *h₂rew- (“to shine”) + *-tis, perhaps cognate to Proto-Celtic *ruteinos (“shiny reddish, rust colored”), via either: ** If one follows Sen in supposing an origin from older rutulus with labial dissimilation, one can derive this from *rutis (“redness”) + *-elos (desubstantival suffix); ** Via reconstructing…
aile: rutilō
Lȳs.: Tūn capite cānō amās, senex nēquissime? / Dēm.: Sī cānum seu istuc rutilum sīve ātrumst, amō.