Where does “rosa de los vientos” come from?

rosa de los vientos (Spanish) comes from Spanish Rosa, 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- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rosa de los vientos (Spanish): compass rose

Definitions

  1. compass rose

Ancestry of “rosa de los vientos”, step by step

rosa de los vientos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Rosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishRosarose flower
2Old Spanishrosa—
3LatinRosarose
4Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
5Old Persianwurdiflower
6Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Spanish viento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvientowind; woodwind section; guy rope
2Old Spanishvientowind
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →