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Where does “rosetting” come from?

rosetting (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.

rosetting (English): A phenomenon where erythrocytes are arranged...

Definitions

  1. A phenomenon where erythrocytes are arranged...

Ancestry of “rosetting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrosetteAn imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or...
2Frenchrosetterosette
3Middle Frenchrosette—
4Old Frenchrosete—
5Old Frenchrosé—
6LatinRosa—
7Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
8Old Persianwurdiflower
9Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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