Where does “Rozītis” come from?
Rozītis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Roze, from Middle Dutch rōse, from Middle French rose, from Old French rosé, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “Rozītis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | Roze | rose decorative shrub, gen. Rosa, with beautiful flowers and thorny stems |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rōse | — |
| 3 | Middle French | rose | rose (flower) |
| 4 | Old French | rosé | rose |
| 5 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 7 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |