ferruginous
English
adj
Definitions
- Containing iron.
- Rusty.
- Rust-coloured.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ferrūgineus.
Origin
Latin
ferrūgineus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ferruginous hawk English
- hawk English
- nonferruginous English
- ferrūgineus Latin