Where does “rodio” come from?

rodio (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.

rodio (Italian): rhodium; gnawing; of, or relating to, Rhodes;...

Definitions

  1. rhodium; gnawing; of, or relating to, Rhodes;...

Ancestry of “rodio”, step by step

rodio 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 Italian rodere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrodereto gnaw; to corrode; to anger or irritate
2Latinrōdere
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Latin Rhodius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRhodiuswhich flows into the Hellespont
2Ancient GreekῬόδιοςof or relating to Rhodes; Rhodian
3Ancient GreekῬόδοςRhodes, Dodecanese, Greece

Words derived from “rodio

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