Where does “rosettirauta” come from?
rosettirauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish rosetti, from French rosette, from Middle French rosette, from Old French rosete, from Old French rosé, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rosettirauta (Finnish): rosette mold, rosette iron
Definitions
- rosette mold, rosette iron
Ancestry of “rosettirauta”, step by step
rosettirauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rosetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rosetti | rosette ornament |
| 2 | French | rosette | rosette |
| 3 | Middle French | rosette | rosette |
| 4 | Old French | rosete | rosé wine |
| 5 | Old French | rosé | rose |
| 6 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 8 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |