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That's not the right translation for "rust", not to mention proper names usually aren't translated at all.
by db48x 3y ago
That's not the right translation for "rust", not to mention proper names usually aren't translated at all.
- akkartik 3y agoWell done both of you.
- anthk 3y agoYep, ferro it's iron, any Romance speaker will know that (in Spanish it's 'hierro'), and the adjective of something related or made from iron it's 'férrico'.
- db48x 3y agoWhat’s the word for the rust on the iron though?
- Mlller 3y ago“robigo”, genitive “robiginis”, feminine.
- db48x 3y agoAh, I guess that makes sense. “rust” comes from the PIE word for red via German, and “ruby” comes from the same PIE word for red via Latin. So it makes sense that the Latin word for “rust” would be similar to the Latin word for “red” :)