Where does “rosa” come from?

rosa (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): pink; pink, rose; definite singular of rose

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “rosa”, step by step

rosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Rosa

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

via Old Norse hrósa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrósato brag, to boast; to praise; to boast; praise
2Proto-Germanichrōþsōną—
3Proto-Germanichrōþaz—

Words derived from “rosa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →