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Where does “roos” come from?

roos (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rōse, from Middle French rose, from Old French rosé, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

roos (Dutch): rose, ornamental plant of the genus "Rosa"; rose,...

Definitions

  1. rose, ornamental plant of the genus "Rosa"; rose,...

Ancestry of “roos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrōse—
2Middle Frenchrose—
3Old Frenchrosé—
4LatinRosa—
5Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
6Old Persianwurdiflower
7Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “roos”

  • Roosevelt
  • Rooseveltian
  • tetrarooseveltite
  • rooseveltite
  • kerstroos
  • rozenbottel
  • rozebottel
  • rozenwater
  • rozenrood
  • rozenhout
  • rozenhouten
  • רוזוועלט
  • roos
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