Where does “rosetta” come from?

rosetta (English) comes from Italian rosetta, from Italian rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rosetta (English): A floral pattern in latte art

Definitions

  1. A floral pattern in latte art

Ancestry of “rosetta”, step by step

rosetta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian rosetta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrosettarosetta; rosette; rose-cut diamond
2Italianrosarose; shortlist; team members
3Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
4Germanrosépale pink
5Middle High Germanrôserose
6Old High Germanrōsa
7LatinRosarose
8Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
9Old Persianwurdiflower
10Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Arabic رَشِيد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَشِيد
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-