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Where does “розетка” come from?

розетка (Russian) comes from French rosette, from Middle French rosette, from Old French rosete, from Old French rosé, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

розетка (Russian): socket, outlet; female jack or socket for...

Definitions

  1. socket, outlet; female jack or socket for...

Ancestry of “розетка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrosetterosette
2Middle Frenchrosette—
3Old Frenchrosete—
4Old Frenchrosé—
5LatinRosa—
6Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
7Old Persianwurdiflower
8Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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