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