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Where does “chuparosa” come from?

chuparosa (English) comes from Spanish chuparrosa, from Spanish rosa, from Old Spanish rosa, 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.

chuparosa (English): A flowering desert shrub, Justicia californica,...

Definitions

  1. A flowering desert shrub, Justicia californica,...

Ancestry of “chuparosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchuparrosahummingbird
2Spanishrosarose; pink
3Old Spanishrosa—
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
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