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Where does “rosulate” come from?

rosulate (English) comes from Latin rosulatus, from Latin rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rosulate (English): Arranged in small rose-like clusters

Definitions

  1. Arranged in small rose-like clusters

Ancestry of “rosulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrosulatus—
2Latinrosaa rose; dear, rose, sweetheart, love; a word of...
3Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
4Old Persianwurdiflower
5Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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