Where does “rosa” come from?
Rosa comes from Latin rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, which derives from Latin rodo, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European rōd- to the root reh₁d-.
Ancestry of “rosa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Rosa | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’... |
| 3 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |