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Where does “rosáceo” come from?

rosáceo (Spanish) comes from Latin rosaceus, 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.

rosáceo (Spanish): rose; rose-colored

Definitions

  1. rose; rose-colored

Ancestry of “rosáceo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrosaceusmade of roses; having the colour or fragrance of...
2LatinRosa—
3Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
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 “rosáceo”

  • rosácea
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