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Where does “rosewoodensis” come from?

rosewoodensis (Latin) comes from English Rosewood, from English rosé, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rosewoodensis (Latin): found in a Rosewood formation

Definitions

  1. found in a Rosewood formation

Ancestry of “rosewoodensis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRosewood{{w|Rosewood, Queensland}}
2EnglishroséA pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape...
3Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
4Germanrosépale pink
5Middle High Germanrôse—
6Old High Germanrōsa—
7LatinRosa—
8Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
9Old Persianwurdiflower
10Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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