Where does “Roșioreanu” come from?
Roșioreanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Roșiori, from Romanian roșior, from Romanian roșu, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Ancestry of “Roșioreanu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Roșiori | — |
| 2 | Romanian | roșior | — |
| 3 | Romanian | roșu | red |
| 4 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 5 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 7 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 9 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 10 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |