Where does “rosebush” come from?
Rosebush comes from English rose and bush, with bush deriving from Dutch bos, Latin bosca, Latin buxus, Frankish busk, Ancient Greek πύξος, and Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.
rosebush (English): The shrub that roses grow on; a rose plant
Definitions
- The shrub that roses grow on; a rose plant
Ancestry of “rosebush”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rosé | A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape... |
| 2 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 3 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 4 | Middle High German | rôse | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 6 | Latin | Rosa | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’... |
| 8 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |