Where does “rosée” come from?
rosée (French) comes from Old French rosee, from Vulgar Latin rosata, from Latin rōs.
rosée (French): dew; feminine singular of rosé
Definitions
- dew; feminine singular of rosé
Ancestry of “rosée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | rosee | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | rosata | dew, mist; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | rōs | — |