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		ithkuil on Sept 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alpine Linux: Proposal to move Rust to main The word "rust" has Germanic origins, with the meaning red/reddish. Latin rubigo (rust) also derives from the word for the color red. They may have a common ancestor (I don't know)

SV_BubbleTime on Sept 18, 2021 [–]

Good one, I just assumed Latin. You’re probably closer with Germanic.

Still, reddish, we’re likely back to ferrous metals.

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