Where does “rintarossi” come from?
rintarossi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rossi, from Swedish brosch, from French broché, from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Ancient Greek πρόχοος, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “rintarossi”, step by step
rintarossi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rossi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rossi | — |
| 2 | Swedish | brosch | a brooch; a piece of jewellery |
| 3 | French | broché | past participle of brocher; paperback; brocaded |
| 4 | Old French | broche | brooch, pin; spit |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | brocca | fork, roasting-spit |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρόχοος | ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |