Where does “różanolicy” come from?
różanolicy (Polish) comes from Polish różany, from Polish róża, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
różanolicy (Polish): rose-cheeked
Definitions
- rose-cheeked
Ancestry of “różanolicy”, step by step
różanolicy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish różany
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | różany | rosy |
| 2 | Polish | róża | rose; any shrub from the genus "Rosa" or its... |
| 3 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 4 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 5 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 7 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |