Where does “rozīgs” come from?
rozīgs (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.
rozīgs (Latvian): pinkish, with a pink shade
Definitions
- pinkish, with a pink shade
Ancestry of “rozīgs”, step by step
rozīgs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian Roze
| 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 |
via Latvian rozā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | rozā | pink |