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Where does “roza” come from?

roza (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rozo, 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.

roza (Esperanto): of or relating to a rose; rose‐colored, rosy rose...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to a rose; rose‐colored, rosy rose...

Ancestry of “roza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantorozorose
2LatinRosa—
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

Words derived from “roza”

  • roziĝi
  • roziĝo
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