Where does “Roșiori” come from?
Roșiori (English) comes from Romanian Roșiori, from Romanian roșior, from Romanian roșu, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Roșiori (English): One of several locations in Romania
Definitions
- One of several locations in Romania
Ancestry of “Roșiori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Roșiori | — |
| 2 | Romanian | roșior | — |
| 3 | Romanian | roșu | red |
| 4 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 5 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 7 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 9 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 10 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |