Where does “rozalb” come from?

rozalb (Romanian) comes from Romanian roz, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rozalb (Romanian): light pink

Definitions

  1. light pink

Ancestry of “rozalb”, step by step

rozalb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian roz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrozrose, rose-colored
2Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
3Germanrosépale pink
4Middle High Germanrôserose
5Old High Germanrōsa—
6LatinRosarose
7Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
8Old Persianwurdiflower
9Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Romanian alb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalbwhite; clean, pure, immaculate; the color white
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →