Where does “Russian blue potato” come from?
Russian blue potato (English) comes from English Russian, from Latin Russianus, from Medieval Latin Russia, from Medieval Latin Russi, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Russian blue potato (English): A deep purple cultivar of potato believed to have originated in Russia
Definitions
- A deep purple cultivar of potato believed to have originated in Russia
Ancestry of “Russian blue potato”, step by step
Russian blue potato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Russian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Russian | Of or pertaining to Russia; Of or pertaining to... |
| 2 | Latin | Russianus | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Russia | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Russi | Russians |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 6 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 8 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 9 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via English blue potato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blue potato | A potato characterized by its blue or purple skin and flesh (a result of high concentrations of anthocyanins) and earthy, slightly sweet flavor |
| 2 | English | Blue | A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge; A member of... |
| 3 | Middle English | blēwe | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | blew | blue |
| 5 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 6 | Old French | blöe | blue |
| 7 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 8 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |