Where does “ро́за” come from?
ро́за (Bulgarian) comes from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
ро́за (Bulgarian): rose garden plant of the genus Rosa, a thorny shrub
Definitions
- rose garden plant of the genus Rosa, a thorny shrub
Ancestry of “ро́за”, step by step
ро́за traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French rosé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 2 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 3 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 4 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 5 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 7 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Russian ро́за
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ро́за | rose (shrub, flower) |