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Where does “rosee” come from?

rosee (Italian) comes from Italian roseo, from Latin roseus, 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- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rosee (Italian): feminine plural of roseo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of roseo

Ancestry of “rosee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianroseorosy, rose-colored, rose-coloured
2Latinroseuspink, rose-colored, rosy; rose-, of or pertaining...
3LatinRosa—
4Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
5Old Persianwurdiflower
6Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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