Where does “book rosa” come from?
book rosa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rosa, 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.
book rosa (Portuguese): a secretive catalog of female models involved in high-end prostitution
Definitions
- a secretive catalog of female models involved in high-end prostitution
Ancestry of “book rosa”, step by step
book rosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese rosa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | rosa | rose; pink |
| 2 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 4 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Portuguese book
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | book | — |