Etymology Explorer › RomanianWhere does “Rusenii de Sus” come from? Rusenii de Sus (Romanian) comes from Romanian Rușeni, from Romanian Rusu, from Romanian rus, from Russian русь, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Ancestry of “Rusenii de Sus”, step by step Rusenii de Sus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Rușeni Step Language Word Meaning 1 Romanian Rușeni — 2 Romanian Rusu — 3 Romanian rus Russian 4 Russian русь Rus 5 Old East Slavic Русь Rus; Ruthenia 6 Finnish ruotsi Swedish 7 Proto-Finnic *roocci Swede originally anyone from Roslagen 8 Old Swedish roþs- related to rowing 9 Old Norse róðr rowing 10 Proto-Germanic rōþrą oar; rudder 11 Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
via Romanian de Step Language Word Meaning 1 Romanian de from; of; by 2 Latin dē of; concerning; about 3 Latin post behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... 4 Latin poste ablative singular of postis 5 Proto-Italic posti behind, after 6 Proto-Indo-European pósti after 7 Proto-Indo-European pós afterwards, post; by, at
via Romanian sus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Romanian sus up 2 Latin sursum above; upwards, up 3 Latin versus turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... 4 Latin vertō to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve 5 Proto-Italic wertō to turn 6 Proto-Indo-European wert- to turn, to rotate 7 Proto-Indo-European wer- to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel