Where does “teros” come from?
teros (Swedish) comes from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
teros (Swedish): a tea rose (Rosa × odorata); a rose (flower) that smells like tea
Definitions
- a tea rose (Rosa × odorata); a rose (flower) that smells like tea
Ancestry of “teros”, step by step
teros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Ros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Ros | mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie |
| 2 | Swedish | rosa | pink; praise, commend |
| 3 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 4 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 5 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 6 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 7 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 9 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Swedish te
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | te | tea; to appear |
| 2 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 3 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 4 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 5 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 6 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |