Where does “rosiny” come from?
rosiny (English) comes from English rosin, from English rosé, 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.
rosiny (English): Like or resembling rosin
Definitions
- Like or resembling rosin
Ancestry of “rosiny”, step by step
rosiny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rosin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rosin | A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin... |
| 2 | English | rosé | A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape... |
| 3 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 4 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 5 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 6 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 7 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 9 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |