Where does “keltaroussi” come from?
keltaroussi (Finnish) comes from Finnish roussi, from English rosy, from English rosé, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
keltaroussi (Finnish): orange roughy, red roughy, deep sea perch, Hoplostethus atlanticus relatively large, bright brick-red deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family Trachichthyidae
Definitions
- orange roughy, red roughy, deep sea perch, Hoplostethus atlanticus relatively large, bright brick-red deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family Trachichthyidae
Ancestry of “keltaroussi”, step by step
keltaroussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish roussi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | roussi | slimehead any of the long-lived deep-sea fish of the family Trachichthyidae |
| 2 | English | rosy | Rose-coloured; Resembling rose, as in scent of... |
| 3 | English | rosé | A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape... |
| 4 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 5 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 6 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 7 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 8 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 10 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |