Where does “rossoblù” come from?
rossoblù (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.
rossoblù (Italian): Bologna player or fan
Definitions
- Bologna player or fan
Ancestry of “rossoblù”, step by step
rossoblù 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 blu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | blu | blue; the colour blue |
| 2 | French | bleu | blue; very rare, underdone; the color blue |
| 3 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 4 | Old French | blöe | blue |
| 5 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 6 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |