rouged

The word 'rouged' is the adjectival form derived from the verb 'to rouge'. The root 'rouge' entered English in the mid-18th century directly from French, where it means 'red'. The French term itself originates from the Latin 'rubeus', meaning 'reddish'. The '-d' suffix is the standard English marker for a past participle, indicating the state of having had rouge applied. Thus, the literal construction is "having been reddened," which evolved into the specific modern meaning of having cheeks colored with a cosmetic red powder.

Structure: rouge (red cosmetic) + d (past participle suffix) 'rouge' is a loanword from French, meaning 'red'. The '-d' is an English inflectional suffix used to form the past participle of a verb, which can then function as an adjective.