Where does “rosette” come from?
Rosette comes from French rosette, diminutive of rose from Latin rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d-.
rosette (English): An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or...
Definitions
- An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or...
Ancestry of “rosette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rosette | rosette |
| 2 | Middle French | rosette | — |
| 3 | Old French | rosete | — |
| 4 | Old French | rosé | — |
| 5 | Latin | Rosa | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’... |
| 7 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “rosette”