Where does “lehtiruusuke” come from?
lehtiruusuke (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruusuke, 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.
lehtiruusuke (Finnish): rosette
Definitions
- rosette
Ancestry of “lehtiruusuke”, step by step
lehtiruusuke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruusuke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruusuke | rosette |
| 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 |