Where does “Rodi” come from?

Rodi (Italian) comes from New Latin rhodium, 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.

Ancestry of “Rodi”, step by step

Rodi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin rhodium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinrhodiumrhodium
2Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
3Old Persianwurdiflower
4Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old Church Slavonic родити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicродитиbear; produce
2Proto-Slavicrodìtito give birth, to bear
3Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
4Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Latin Rhodius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRhodiuswhich flows into the Hellespont
2Ancient GreekῬόδιοςof or relating to Rhodes; Rhodian
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Rodi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →