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Where does “rêuzétta” come from?

rêuzétta (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian rêuza, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rêuzétta (Ligurian): Diminutive of rêuza

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of rêuza

Ancestry of “rêuzétta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianrêuzarose; pink
2LatinRosa—
3Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
4Old Persianwurdiflower
5Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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