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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|rubi]] (12th century; modern rubis),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) probably from Medieval Latin rubīnus (lapis), red stone,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin rubeus, red, related to ruber, red (see [[red]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) Klein suggests the modern French rubis comes from a plural taken as a singular.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|fro|rubi]] (12th century; modern rubis),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) probably from [[la-med|rubīnus]] (lapis), red stone,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[la|rubeus]], red, related to ruber, red (see [[red]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) Klein suggests the modern [[fr|rubis]] comes from a plural taken as a singular.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==