Where does “rosa” come from?

rosa (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

rosa (Norwegian Bokmål): pink; pink, rose; definite feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. pink; pink, rose; definite feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “rosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRosarose
2Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
3Old Persianwurdiflower
4Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →