Where does “Rosa” come from?

Rosa (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish rosa, from Latin Rosa, 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.

Rosa (Spanish): rose flower

Definitions

  1. rose flower

Ancestry of “Rosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishrosa—
2LatinRosarose
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

Words derived from “Rosa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →