Where does “rose fish” come from?
rose fish (English) comes from English rose, from Middle English rose, from Old English rōse, 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.
rose fish (English): A large marine food fish, "Sebastes norvegicus",...
Definitions
- A large marine food fish, "Sebastes norvegicus",...
Ancestry of “rose fish”, step by step
rose fish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rose | A shrub of the genus "Rosa", with red, pink,... |
| 2 | Middle English | rose | rose; The rose as a heraldic emblem; A morally... |
| 3 | Old English | rōse | rose |
| 4 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 6 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |