Where does “dahurianalppiruusu” come from?
dahurianalppiruusu (Finnish) comes from Finnish alppiruusu, from Finnish ruusu, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
dahurianalppiruusu (Finnish): purple azalea species of rhododendron
Definitions
- purple azalea species of rhododendron
Ancestry of “dahurianalppiruusu”, step by step
dahurianalppiruusu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alppiruusu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alppiruusu | rhododendron |
| 2 | Finnish | ruusu | rose; erysipelas |
| 3 | Swedish | Ros | mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie |
| 4 | Swedish | rosa | pink; praise, commend |
| 5 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 6 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 7 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 8 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 11 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Latin Dahūria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Dahūria | the country of the Daur people, Dauria |
| 2 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |