Where does “rodiu” come from?

rodiu (Romanian) comes from French rhodium, from New Latin rhodium, 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.

rodiu (Romanian): rhodium; pomegranate

Definitions

  1. rhodium; pomegranate

Ancestry of “rodiu”, step by step

rodiu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French rhodium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrhodiumrhodium
2New Latinrhodiumrhodium
3Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
4Old Persianwurdiflower
5Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Romanian rodie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrodiepomegranate
2Greekρόδιpomegranate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →