Where does “pettirosso” come from?
pettirosso (Italian) comes from Italian rosso, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
pettirosso (Italian): European robin bird
Definitions
- European robin bird
Ancestry of “pettirosso”, step by step
pettirosso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian rosso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rosso | red; ginger, red; incandescent, red hot |
| 2 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 3 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 5 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 7 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 8 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Italian petto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | petto | chest; breast |
| 2 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 5 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |