Where does “arenarja roża” come from?
arenarja roża (Maltese) comes from Maltese roża, from Italian rosa, 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.
arenarja roża (Maltese): red sandspurry, Spergularia rubra
Definitions
- red sandspurry, Spergularia rubra
Ancestry of “arenarja roża”, step by step
arenarja roża traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese roża
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | roża | rose, pink |
| 2 | Italian | rosa | rose; shortlist; team members |
| 3 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 4 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 5 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 6 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 7 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 9 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |