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Where does “rose” come from?

rose (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.

rose (Norwegian Bokmål): from French {{l|fr|rosé}}

Definitions

  1. from French {{l|fr|rosé}}

Ancestry of “rose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRosa—
2Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
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

Words derived from “rose”

  • rosévin
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