Where does “rose” come from?

rose (Latin) comes from Latin rosus, from Latin rodo, from Proto-Indo-European rōd-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

rose (Latin): vocative masculine singular of rōsus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of rōsus

Ancestry of “rose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrosusgnawed, eaten away, having been gnawed
2LatinrodoI gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrōd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōd- →Every word from Latin rodo →