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Where does “rodiato” come from?

rodiato (Italian) comes from Italian rodio, 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.

rodiato (Italian): rhodium-plated

Definitions

  1. rhodium-plated

Ancestry of “rodiato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrodiorhodium; gnawing; of, or relating to, Rhodes;...
2New Latinrhodiumrhodium
3Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
4Old Persianwurdiflower
5Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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