Where does “rosch” come from?
rosch (Hunsrik) comes from Portuguese roxo, from Old Portuguese roxo, from Latin russeus, from Latin russus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
rosch (Hunsrik): purple
Definitions
- purple
Ancestry of “rosch”, step by step
rosch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese roxo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | roxo | having purple as its color; being bruised;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | roxo | dark red |
| 3 | Latin | russeus | dark red |
| 4 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via Brazilian Portuguese roxo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazilian Portuguese | roxo | — |