Where does “rosettelike” come from?
rosettelike (English) comes from English rosette, from French rosette, from Middle French rosette, from Old French rosete, from Old French rosé, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rosettelike (English): Resembling a rosette
Ancestry of “rosettelike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rosette | An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or... |
| 2 | French | rosette | rosette |
| 3 | Middle French | rosette | — |
| 4 | Old French | rosete | — |
| 5 | Old French | rosé | — |
| 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 |