Where does “þúsundblaðarós” come from?
þúsundblaðarós (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic rós, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
þúsundblaðarós (Icelandic): alpine lady-fern (Athyrium alpestre)
Definitions
- alpine lady-fern (Athyrium alpestre)
Ancestry of “þúsundblaðarós”, step by step
þúsundblaðarós traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic rós
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | rós | rose |
| 2 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 4 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Icelandic blað
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | blað | a sheet of paper; a newspaper or magazine; leaf |
| 2 | Old Norse | blað | a leaf of a plant; herb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |